In today’s fast-changing and high?stakes digital environment, boards are elevating their oversight approach. Voluntary disclosures around AI and cyber are not just more common — they’re also more robust, doubling in scope across several critical areas.
Companies are putting the spotlight on their technology governance, signaling an increasing emphasis on cyber and AI oversight to stakeholders.
In the past year, according to company disclosures, the increased sophistication of cyber threats has prompted companies to enhance their cybersecurity defenses, while adversaries have also advanced their attack methods. Ransomware attacks rose by over a third, and generative AI (GenAI) — rather than traditional AI — is emerging as a key feature of the threats, often in the form of deepfakes, and the company response.
Source: Cyber and AI Oversight Disclosures: What Companies Shared in 2025