Proofpoint Research Reveals Half of Global Organizations Experienced AI Incidents Despite Having AI Security Controls in Place

Proofpoint's recent publications highlight rising operational impact from attackers who bypass existing controls: their research found ~50% of global organizations experienced AI-related incidents despite having AI security controls. Other reports detail attackers abusing enterprise features and services — Microsoft 365 mailbox rules used for exfiltration and persistence, cargo-theft groups running sophisticated remote-access campaigns, and misuse of code-signing services to evade detection — plus elevated email-fraud risk tied to FIFA World Cup 2026 partners. Collectively these items point to