SANS 2026 awareness report (1,700+ practitioners): AI is now the #2 human risk, up from #4 in a year. Policy and training have not kept pace.

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AI just became the #2 human risk cited by security awareness pros, up from #4 in a year. New data from 1,700+ practitioners in the SANS 2026 Security Awareness & Culture Report.

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Analyst rationale

Trade survey, not an incident. Evidence that the human-control residual on agency and cyber is moving faster than the training calendar.