APAC employees outpace IT on collaboration tool adoption, raising AI governance concerns -- study

Source: The Manila times
Published on: 2026-06-06 16:31

FINDINGS from Mimecast's State of Human Risk 2026 study reveal that while collaboration tools now underpin how work gets done across modern enterprises, many organizations are finding it difficult to keep pace with the growing complexity and fragmentation of these environments. The research found that 90 percent of APAC organizations say collaboration tools are essential to day-to-day operations. Meanwhile, 66 percent say employees regularly download and use collaboration tools that have not been vetted or approved by IT teams, highlighting how workforce behavior is increasingly moving faster than governance processes can adapt. The growing sprawl of communication, messaging and file-sharing platforms is also creating mounting concerns about visibility and security oversight. As organizations increasingly embed AI capabilities into collaboration environments, visibility gaps created b...

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