AI Policy Enforcement Report
The 2026 Identity Security Report highlights a significant gap between formal AI policies and their actual enforcement within organizations. Research indicates that while most companies have established AI data-access rules, a majority lack the capability to monitor or trace AI usage in real time. This disconnect is exacerbated by employees frequently bypassing approval processes and AI agents retaining excessive data access privileges.
- ▪99.7% of organizations have a formal AI data-access policy, but only 51% check AI access against policy in real time.
- ▪87% of IT and security leaders report that an AI tool or agent accessed sensitive data beyond what was required for its task in the past year.
- ▪76% of employees have bypassed formal approval to use AI tools, with 48% stating they do so always or regularly.
- ▪Only 36% of organizations can consistently trace sensitive AI access back to a human authorizer.
- ▪The report is based on global research involving more than 4,500 IT and security leaders and employees.
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| Original publisher | Delinea |
| Canonical URL | https://delinea.com/resources/ai-policy-enforcement-report |
| Publication time | Sun, 04 Oct 2026 10:55:01 +0000 |
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Download the 2026 Identity Security Report, "The AI Enforcement Gap", to see where the gaps are and how to extend control from the point of access to the moment of action. 51% of organizations check AI access against policy in real time, and fewer than one in five can detect a scope violation as it happens Inside the 2026 Identity Security Report Nearly every company has an AI policy. Far fewer can enforce it when and where it matters. Employees are bypassing approval to use AI on company systems, AI agents are inheriting access they don’t need, and few organizations can trace sensitive AI access back to the person who authorized it.
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