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Bigger AI Security Budgets Should Be Coming In 2027
Bigger AI Security Budgets Should Be Coming In 2027
Posted by: GuidePoint Security
September 14, 2026 - Published on CRN
CISOs looking for a boost in budget to help secure the surging adoption of AI around their organizations could begin to see a much-needed spending increase starting next year, according to GuidePoint Security's Gary Brickhouse.
The reality is that while many organizations may not yet be providing more funding to protect AI usage-which itself is supposed to reduce costs in many cases-clarity on the massive need for AI security could be coming, said Brickhouse.
In some cases, executives may first want to get a handle on how their business can use the new AI tools, along with gaining a better sense of the return on investment the technologies can deliver, he told CRN.
Thus, for now, many security teams are focused on allocating budget for preventing the most catastrophic outcomes, as their organizations work through the broader questions around the use of AI, Brickhouse said.
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