Research: Conventional Cybersecurity Won’t Protect Your AI

As AI embeds itself into every corner of business, most executives continue to underestimate the distinct security risks these systems pose. Legacy defenses, designed for rule-based software, cannot safeguard gen AI systems that learn and adapt from data. By combining survey data, executive interviews, and lab analysis, new research reveals systemic gaps: fragile supply chains, opaque vendor services, and an acute shortage of AI-security talent. The implications are clear. Leaders must move beyond patching applications and instead harden the infrastructure and supply chains on which AI depends, while harnessing AI itself as a front-line defense to ensure resilience.