In 2024, human risk surpassed technology gaps as the biggest cybersecurity challenge. Organizations spent billions fortifying their tech stacks, yet breaches continue unabated. The problem isn’t that humans are the weakest link, it’s that security strategies haven’t evolved to protect the ways people actually work. Insider threats, credential misuse, and user-driven errors now account for […]
CISOs live and breathe risk every day. We combat malware, stop malicious insiders, and enforce compliance. But being out of step with your board presents another kind of risk. If we can’t articulate the potential impact of security issues, they’ll probably continue to pose a threat. This is the quintessential challenge for CISOs and their
The purpose of this research is to drive important insight into how IT and IT security leaders are ensuring the security of information without hindering business goals and innovation. A key takeaway is that IT and IT security leaders are under pressure to ensure sensitive and confidential information is secure and compliant without making it
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The ransomware landscape has grown even more complex and volatile in 2025. Groups like FunkSec and Black Ba sta have reportedly used generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) and large language models (LLMs) to create ransomware code and enhance their social engineering attacks, respectively. Although adversaries are using multiple extortion techniques — sometimes even quadruple extortion —
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AI is no longer a future concept in cybersecurity — it’s here, embedded in day-to-day operations. But while adoption is rising, agreement on its effectiveness is not. The cybersecurity workforce is divided: executives are all-in on AI’s potential, while analysts remain unconvinced it’s delivering where it matters. 71% of executives say AI has significantly improved
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It’s been one year since the last CIO Playbook, and Lenovo has again commissioned IDC to conduct a study to understand how organizations globally have fared with their artificial intelligence (AI) journeys. This ebook draws insights from custom research, surveying 900 IT and business decision-makers from mid-to-large organizations in Asia/Pacific including Japan (APJ). AI-nomicsFromanEnterprisePerspective The
The era of enterprise Al experimentation is ending, and the time for scaling Al deployments is here. In our biggest survey of business leaders to date, we have found that about 20% of Al use cases are now delivering on all business objectives, and that just over 30% of use cases are on the cusp
12:00pm AEDT / 3pm AWST In today’s security world, there are numerous security solutions that can limit access to company data and IT resources and lock down access. However, when it comes to using AI apps and their back-end models, the answer is not so simple. In this session we take a deep-dive into the
Across the globe, many economies are experiencing productivity stagnation1, a longstanding trend that has persisted since the global financial crisis of 2008, and in advanced economies — far longer. At every opportunity, leaders are looking to uncover new ways to boost productivity in the hope of returning to the growth levels of the past. Pushing
AI is shaping the future of organizations of all sizes, in all sectors. And mid-market organizations—renowned for speed, innovation and resilience—are charging ahead. Cost-conscious and growth-focused, these organizations may have less capital than larger competitors, but that doesn’t mean they’re short on ambition. Organizations are diving into AI with confidence, with most pumping up budgets
