• Kyndryl's November 10, 2026, Readiness Report found a widening gap between AI investment returns and enterprise risk preparedness.
• Positive returns on AI investments reached 64% of leaders surveyed, up 10 percentage points from 2025.
• Average readiness for external risks fell seven percentage points to 24%, with cybersecurity contributing most to the decline.
• Only 26% of firms considered themselves completely ready for cyberattacks, down 11 percentage points from 2025.
• While 71% of leaders rated infrastructure mostly or fully modernized, 66% of CIOs saw significant rearchitecture needed to support AI at scale.

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