Cyber professionals call for a 'strategic pause' on AI adoption as teams left scrambling to secure tools
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The article discusses the rapid advancement of generative AI and how it poses a challenge for security teams, with over a third of professionals admitting they can't keep up. Nearly half of security leaders wish for a strategic pause to reevaluate their defenses against AI-driven threats. Despite 72% reporting AI-related attacks as their greatest risk, a third are neglecting regular security assessments. The divide in concern levels about AI threats between C-suite leaders and practitioners highlights an urgent need for evolving cybersecurity strategies alongside technology advancements.
Threat actors aren't waiting around, and neither can security teams. Our research shows that while genAI is reshaping how we work, it's also rewriting the rules of risk.
More than seven-in-ten cited generative AI-related attacks as their top IT risk, yet a third still aren't conducting regular security assessments for their LLM deployments.
Security leaders at C-suite and VP level are more concerned about long-term generative AI threats while practitioners focus more on near-term operational risks.
Half of respondents desire more transparency from software suppliers regarding how they handle vulnerabilities, indicating a growing trust gap in the AI supply chain.
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