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title: "OpenAI Delays Its IPO: AI Security Is Now a Business Risk"
description: OpenAI's IPO delay highlights the critical need for AI governance and security, emphasizing compliance with regulations like ISO/IEC 42001 to mitigate business risks.
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# [OpenAI Delays Its IPO: AI Security Is Now a Business Risk](https://blog.isecauditors.com/en/openai-delays-its-ipo-ai-security-is-now-a-business-risk)

 Written by [Alberto Villar Arévalo](https://blog.isecauditors.com/en/author/alberto-villar) | Sep 22, 2026, 9:05:07 AM

Madrid, September 14, 2026. OpenAI's decision to postpone its IPO amid concerns about artificial intelligence risks once again demonstrates that AI without governance and security can become a business, regulatory, and reputational risk.

Cybersecurity must be integrated throughout the entire AI lifecycle: acquisition or development, data, models, APIs, deployment, access management, monitoring, vulnerability management, incident response, and decommissioning. The risk affects both internal solutions and external services, where providers, shared information, credentials, personal data, and intellectual property must also be controlled.

Compliance cannot wait either. The European Artificial Intelligence Regulation (AI Act) establishes legal obligations that will be progressively enforced. ISO/IEC 42001 is not legally mandatory, but it provides a recognized framework for governing AI risks, responsibilities, and controls in a systematic manner.

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