Kaspersky: “Enterprises Are Increasing Security Investment as They Adopt AI” ... Awareness of “AI Vulnerabilities” Rises
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In a Kaspersky survey, 41% of companies identified AI adoption as a major factor behind higher information security investment.
The biggest threat organizations faced was phishing at 22%, followed by large-scale malware attacks at 20% and AI vulnerabilities at 19%.
81% of companies are actively reviewing or adopting internal AI tools based on large language models, and 18% have completed integration into work processes.
Kaspersky unveiled the findings of an internal research center survey on the 17th. The survey found that companies’ perceptions of information security are changing as AI adoption accelerates. In particular, concerns about AI vulnerabilities were found to be driving higher information security investment. 41% of companies said AI adoption was a major factor behind expanded information security investment. Kaspersky said AI adoption has emerged as a key driver of increased corporate security spending.
Along with AI adoption, several other factors were cited as background to the expansion of information security investment. These included rising costs related to IT security breaches, the shift to cloud infrastructure, and recently experienced security incidents. The survey also found that as companies go through AI adoption, they are more acutely aware of security risks and are increasing investment accordingly.
Phishing ranked first among the biggest threats currently faced by organizations, at 22%. Large-scale malware attacks came in second at 20%, and AI vulnerabilities ranked third at 19%. This suggests that corporate awareness of AI-related threats has increased.
Kaspersky said the changing view of security threats is affecting growth in cybersecurity spending. It said this spending increase has been especially pronounced in the finance, IT, and government sectors. The company pointed to the high importance of digital assets and the fact that these sectors are major targets for cyberattacks.
Kaspersky cited "shadow AI" as one reason AI is seen as a serious security risk. In addition to external threats, there are internal factors as well, including employees using external AI tools for work in an uncontrolled manner. 31% of survey respondents identified employees’ use of external AI tools as a common risk factor, and many companies were found to have insufficient monitoring and control over such use.
According to the survey, 59% of organizations allowed the use of external AI tools under restrictions such as prohibiting the upload of company names and internal documents. Another 23% of organizations were found to allow unrestricted access to external AI tools while providing safe-use guidelines and training.
Separate from concerns about the risks of AI, companies were found to be maintaining the pace of AI integration. 81% of companies are actively reviewing or adopting internal AI tools based on large language models, and 18% have completed integration of the technology into work processes.
The main factors behind organizations adopting internal AI solutions were improved process efficiency at 59%, reduced human error at 59%, and higher quality of deliverables provided to customers at 59%. Vladislav Tushkanov, group manager at Kaspersky’s AI Technology Research Center, said that companies’ active adoption of AI is accelerating business processes and reducing repetitive tasks, but also increasing security risks such as AI vulnerabilities and shadow AI.
In response, Vladislav Tushkanov, group manager at Kaspersky’s AI Technology Research Center, suggested using comprehensive cybersecurity solutions that include advanced AI capabilities as an effective protection strategy. Kaspersky Next was mentioned as an example product for this protection strategy.
He explained that this approach helps strengthen operational resilience by preventing security breaches, simplifying security management, speeding up threat blocking, and reducing the impact of threats. He also said it can significantly cut costs, improve efficiency without adding staff, and support optimization of security investment by integrating multiple security tools.
Lee Hyo-eun, head of Kaspersky Korea, said Korean companies are actively adopting AI to improve operational agility across various industries, but that hidden security issues are emerging alongside digital transformation. She emphasized that AI security should not be considered only after the fact during innovation efforts, that security needs to be built into AI adoption strategies, that integrating visibility into AI-related activities is important, and that adopting an integrated security platform is also important.
Source: TECHWORLD · Kim Hye-jin
Original: https://www.epnc.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=407107
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