73% of Indian organizations plan to leverage generative AI (GenAI) within the next 12 months to improve security posture and align IT goals with broader business objectives. However, only 8% of organizations express high confidence in effectively implementing GenAI technology, according to a survey commissioned by Tenable.
The survey revealed two major challenges preventing Indian organisations from leveraging or optimising AI technologies: lack of maturity of the technology (71%) and uncertainty about the applicability of AI within their operations (54%).
Additionally, the survey highlighted that many organizations (40%) perceive GenAI as more of a security threat than an opportunity, a sentiment that reflects widespread concerns about the cybersecurity risks associated with implementing GenAI.
Internal misuse of GenAI emerged as a major concern, with 67% of respondents worried about the possibility of it being misused within their organization. Additionally, 60% of respondents said providing sensitive data to open source GenAI puts them at risk of intellectual property theft.
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However, security and IT leaders across the country are optimistic about the potential benefits of GenAI, with 31% believing it can improve threat prevention response, 42% believing it can automate security measures, and 40% feeling it can improve execution, the survey found.
Indian organizations also have different views on the impact of the data used to train AI models: 73% of Indian organizations agree or strongly agree that the success of generative AI is highly dependent on the data used to power it.
“Despite the rise of AI, many Indian enterprises are still at an advanced stage of technological maturity and often lack the resources and skills required to properly create, train and implement AI, and maintain high standards of data governance,” said Nigel Ng, senior vice president, Tenable APJ.
The use of cloud services, virtualization platforms, microservices, applications and code libraries has created new challenges, leading Indian security professionals to explore how best to leverage AI for proactive security measures, Nigel added.
The study is based on an online survey conducted by Forrester Consulting and includes responses from 826 IT and cybersecurity professionals, including 52 Indian respondents working for large enterprises across Australia, Brazil, France, Germany, India, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, Japan, the UK and the US.
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