market · May 16, 2026
IBM 2025 Cost of a Data Breach Report Highlights Shadow AI Costs
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IBM released its 2025 Cost of a Data Breach Report on July 30, 2025, which found shadow AI as a factor in 1 in 5 data breaches studied. Organizations with high levels of shadow AI faced an average of $670,000 in additional breach costs compared to those with low or no shadow AI. Breaches involving shadow AI cost $4.63 million on average versus $3.96 million for standard incidents. IBM watsonx.governance covers model risk management, regulatory compliance mapping, and automated fact-sheets for deployed models.
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