[Netskope Keynote] Deciphering Market Trends: The Light and Shadow of AI / October 2, 2026 – "AI in the Fast Lane in Tokyo"

The Explosive Growth and Benefits of AI Adoption: We highlight the rapid surge in corporate AI utilization—which has nearly doubled in some regions over just two years. Many companies leveraging AI are seeing revenue growth, reaping significant business benefits.

“Shadow AI” and Governance Challenges: The unauthorized use of public generative AI tools by employees—known as “Shadow AI”—is on the rise, causing serious concern among more than half of IT leaders.

We raise an alarm regarding the “governance gap”: while there is a risk of sensitive data, personal information, and source code being entered into tools beyond corporate control, very few companies have successfully scaled AI while maintaining enterprise-wide security governance. Expanding Attack Surface: We explain the reality of surging usage, with generative AI adoption tripling and prompt volumes increasing sixfold year-over-year.

Furthermore, we delve into the expanding threat landscape, covering the rapid growth of autonomous “Agent AI” and insider threats stemming from the use of personal accounts.

Real-World AI Risks and Incidents: We present examples of unexpected threats that have actually occurred, such as the manipulation of customer support AI via “jailbreaking,” SQL injection attacks on internal AI platforms, and supply chain attacks targeting AI agents through the exploitation of the Model Context Protocol (MCP).

Required AI Security Strategies: To leverage AI safely and manage data securely without stifling innovation, we argue that three elements are essential: “comprehensive visibility” across the entire AI ecosystem, a “context-aware understanding of risk,” and “real-time, granular control.”