Rising deepfake and AI-driven social engineering incidents among CISOs
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A survey of 297 senior cybersecurity leaders found that AI-driven social engineering is becoming more common and more convincing, with almost half of CISOs reporting at least one deepfake incident in the past 12 months. The measured rise in audio-call and video-call impersonation shows that identity abuse is moving beyond email-only phishing and increasing exposure across executive and employee communication channels. The pattern raises the risk of credential theft, BEC, and response failures when familiar detection cues no longer hold up.
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22.09.2026 12:30 2 articles · 2h ago
Gartner surveys deepfake and AI-driven social engineering incidents among CISOs
Initial DisclosureGartner published survey findings on September 22, 2026 showing that among 297 senior cybersecurity leaders, almost half of CISOs reported at least one deepfake incident in the previous 12 months, with 41% reporting deepfake incidents during employee audio calls, 36% during video calls, 79% reporting email phishing, spearphishing, or business email compromise incidents, and 58% reporting vishing or smishing incidents; the report says incident response playbooks should be updated for multimodal deepfake threats because AI is making social engineering more personalized and credible while weakening familiar detection cues.
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- CISOs Must Update Incident Response Playbooks for Multimodal Deepfakes, Gartner Warns — www.infosecurity-magazine.com — 22.09.2026 12:30
- CISOs Must Update Incident Response Playbooks for Multimodal Deepfakes, Gartner Warns — www.infosecurity-magazine.com — 22.09.2026 12:30