India, Sept. 30 -- Nearly 84% of Indian organisations surveyed said an AI tool or agent accessed sensitive data beyond its intended scope in the past year, despite 99% having formal policies governing what data AI systems can access, according to Delinea's 2026 Identity Security Report: The AI Enforcement Gap.

The report found that India is ahead of global levels on several measures of AI governance. Some 87% of Indian organisations said their AI data-access policies are actively enforced, compared with 71% globally.

However, Indian organisations also give AI systems access to substantially more sensitive information. Some 76% said AI tools can access employee data, compared with 51% globally, with similar gaps reported for customer dat...