The BDO 2025 CFO Survey report highlights how organizations are balancing AI risks and opportunities.
41%
of CFOs are significantly concerned about AI Risks.
41%
of CFOs are worried about Cyber and Data Privacy Risks.
32%
of CFOs are collaborating with external vendors or third parties to build or access generative AI solutions.
Whether you are using or deploying an in-house GPT, Microsoft Copilot, or other AI-powered assistants and agents, here’s how you can overcome AI fears and lead with confidence.
- Establish a clear direction for AI in your organization with an AI Governance Committee. Include IT, financial, security, legal, compliance, business operations, and collaboration teams.
- Leverage demonstrated approaches to develop policies and procedures covering acceptable use and data management to reduce risks of loss and misuse.
- Train users to utilize AI confidently, including the strong safeguards available to protect their data.
- Discover, remove, and implement protections against data loss through oversharing files with both internal and external parties.
- Develop a process for reviewing security and business controls to periodically test the environment and determine if it is operating as intended and the output aligns with defined results.
- Work with trusted vendors using products like Microsoft Copilot and Azure OpenAI, where the vendors prioritize security, compliance and ethical AI.
Explore how Microsoft Copilot enhances AI security and compliance.