- Most of IT leaders say that current cybersecurity tools cannot stop the threats of AI
- Internal risks and the protection of AI systems are the main concerns for global IT teams
- Lenovo urges the embedding of adaptive to the defenses to stay competitive and safe
The current cybersecurity solutions are inadequate to defend themselves against AI attacks, business leaders have warned, raising concerns about how they are destined to effectively protect their companies.
A report by Lenovo Turninging 600 TI leaders worldwide found two thirds (65%) of the leaders considered their outdated and unable to keep modern attackers at bay.
The report found that IT leaders are concerned about three things: external threats, hospitalized risks and AI in the same AI, since the generative AI makes cyber attacks “faster, more convincing and more difficult to detect,” said Lenovo, which includes polymorphic malware, phishing driven by AI and a deep infringement.
Tilting the balance
Almost three quarters (70%) of IT leaders are concerned about their employees misuse of AI, which leads to internal risks.
More than 60% said that AI agents really create a new kind of internal threats that their organizations currently cannot administer.
Finally, they are concerned with protecting AI itself, since the models, training data and indications are considered high -value objectives that must defend themselves against manipulation and commitment.
“The AI has changed the balance of power in cybersecurity. To keep up, organizations need intelligence that adapts as fast as threats. That means fighting AI with AI,” said Rakshit Ghura, vice president and general manager of Lenovo Digital Workplace Solutions.
“With intelligent and adaptive defenses, IT leaders can protect their people, active and data while unlocking the maximum potential of AI to boost businesses forward.”
To incline the scales, Lenovo proposes a “two -pointed approach”, which improves the detection and embeds the AI directly in existing defenses.
However, this is easier to say it than it, since inherited systems, talent gaps and budgetary pressures are slowing down adoption.
Even so, it is worth problems, the company argues, claiming that ensuring the workplaces enabled for the AI not only defends the organization, but also “a growth engine and a competitive differentiator”, unlocking productivity, reducing costs and accelerating the adoption of digital work solutions with AI.
The AI is slowly becoming “business fabric,” Lenovo concluded, insinuating that organizations that do not adopt it will eventually leave behind.
