As Enterprise AI Use Deepens, New Research Highlights the Urgent Need for Data Governance

February 8, 2026

Research reveals growing gaps between AI experimentation and risk patterns as usage deepens across business workflows

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Feb. 5, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Enterprise use of AI is expanding rapidly across development, operations, and knowledge work, but new research shows these changes in behavior are creating new data risks that legacy technology can’t see or govern. The 2026 AI Adoption & Risk Report, released today by Cyberhaven Labs and based on billions of real-world data movements around Generative AI SaaS applications, endpoint AI applications, and AI agents, offers a clear-eyed look at how enterprises are actually using AI and why governance and data security must be ready for these changes.