Securing the Enterprise Software Supply Chain in the AI Era
Red Hat, Tuesday, October 27th, 2026
Red Hat survey of 1,400 EMEA CIOs finds confidence in AI governance outpaces actual visibility into data and software supply chains.
Red Hat's EMEA general manager Christopher McBrayne argues AI is now in production across EMEA enterprises through agents, embedded SaaS features, and automated workflows.
A Red Hat survey of 1,400 CIOs in 14 countries found 86.7% feel confident governing AI agents, but only 39.6% fully trust their data visibility.
While 76% deploy critical fixes within 24 hours, only 32.9% have a complete view of open source dependencies, and only 34.4% have formal criteria for monitoring AI provider risk.
The article recommends automated governance built on lifecycle visibility, SBOM-based supply chain transparency, continuous AI vendor verification, and open hybrid foundations.