# a16z survey finds CISOs expect rising security budgets driven by AI threats and AI deployments

> Original title: The New Security Agenda

- Source: a16z News
- Published: 2026-10-28T16:00:31.000Z
- Bad Influence: https://badinfluence.news/items/gv79x832t0nca47qxzpnnv0z5
- Original: https://www.a16z.news/p/the-new-security-agenda

## Summary

a16z surveyed 100 CISOs at companies with more than 1,000 employees about their 2027 cybersecurity plans. 87% expect spending to increase, mainly for AI-enabled threats and the attack surface created by their own AI deployments. Only 18% report production use of AI SOC tools, while 45% plan a new purchase or upgrade for internal AI agent security within twelve months.