- Most IT leaders say that current cyber security tools can’t stop AI-driven threats
- Insider risks and protection of AI systems are top problems for global IT teams
- Lenovo calls on resident adaptiv AI in defense to remain competitive and secure
Current cyber security solutions are inadequate to defend against AI-driven attacks, business leaders have warned and raised concerns about how they are intended to effectively protect their businesses.
A report from Lenovo Surveying 600 IT leaders around the world found two-thirds (65%) of leaders considered their defense outlined and unable to keep modern attackers in check.
The report found that the leaders are mostly concerned about three things: external threats, insider risks and even defending AI, which generative AI makes cyber attacks “faster, more convincing and harder to detect,” explained Lenovo – which includes polymorphic malware, ai -drift phishing and deep -fahake.
Lashes the scales
Nearly three-quarters (70%) of IT leaders are concerned that their employees are abusing AI, leading to insider risks.
More than 60% said AI agents are actually creating a new class of insider threats that their organizations are currently unable to control.
Finally, they are concerned about protecting AI themselves, as models, training data and efforts are considered high values to be defended against manipulation and compromise.
“AI has changed the balance of power in cyber security. To keep step, organizations need intelligence that adapts to as fast as the threats. It means fighting AI with AI,” said Rakshit Ghura, vice president and general manager Lenovo Digital Workplace Solutions.
“With intelligent, adaptive defense, IT leaders can protect their people, assets and data while locking AIS full potential to conduct business forward.”
To tilt the scales, Lenovo suggests a “tly -shaped approach” that improves detection and integrates AI directly into existing defense.
However, this is easier said than done, as older systems, talent holes and budget presses slow down the adoption.
It is still worth the trouble, the company claims and claims that ensuring AI-activated jobs not only defending the organization, but also “a growth engine and a competition differentiation,” unlocking productivity, lowering costs and accelerating the adoption of AI-powered digital workplace solutions.
AI is slowly becoming the “business substance”, Lenovo concluded, suggesting that organizations that do not adopt it will eventually be left behind.
