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Agentic AI Readiness Gap
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RSAC 2026

Why Companies Aren't Ready for Agentic AI

97% expect an AI incident. Only 6% of budget is pointed at it.

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March 25, 2026
Moscone Center, San Francisco, CA

A striking mismatch is emerging inside most companies. Arkose Labs COO Frank Teruel breaks down new research showing nearly every company expects a major AI-driven incident soon, while security budgets have barely moved to address it.

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Frank Teruel
COO, Arkose Labs

Frank Teruel serves as Chief Operating Officer of Arkose Labs, leading the company's mission to make fraud economically unprofitable for attackers across every major consumer-facing industry.

Key Takeaways
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We just ran a report on agentic. Only 6% of security budgets today are being focused on the agentic problem, yet 97% of companies believe they're gonna have some major AI-driven incident in the next year.

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I think one of the keys is, where does this thing live, and who's responsible for it?

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The Agentic AI Readiness Gap
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We just ran a report on agentic. Only 6% of security budgets today are being focused on the agentic problem, yet 97% of companies believe they're going to have some major AI-driven incident in the next year. It could be because they're thinking security incident, not necessarily fraud. I think one of the keys is figuring out where this thing lives, and who's responsible for it.

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