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Enterprises Need New Security Controls to Combat AI Risks
Ashish Thapar of NTT DATA on Why AI Governance Must Include Security Guardrails
Artificial intelligence is creating an unprecedented security conflict for enterprises as they struggle to balance its implementation as a security tool while protecting the AI systems themselves from threats. This dual challenge has emerged as a critical concern for cybersecurity leaders racing to adopt AI technologies.
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The complexity of securing AI systems goes beyond traditional cybersecurity approaches, requiring organizations to fundamentally rethink their security strategies. While AI offers powerful capabilities for threat detection and response, it also introduces new vulnerabilities that could be exploited by threat actors.
"There are two facets to the challenge. One is AI for cybersecurity, which is where AI is empowering augmentation, automation and analytics for all good things in security from a threat detection response perspective. The second very important facet is cybersecurity for AI itself because a lot of data is being amassed by organizations for the right purposes," said Ashish Thapar, vice president and head of cybersecurity for Asia Pacific at NTT DATA.
In this video interview with Information Security Media Group at the GovWare Conference and Exhibition 2024, Thapar also discussed:
- How organizations can balance AI adoption with security concerns;
- Why traditional security approaches fall short for AI protection;
- The importance of implementing AI-specific security frameworks.
Thapar has more than 20 years of experience in IT and information security. He manages NTT DATA's go-to-market business related to consulting, technology solutions and managed services for cybersecurity. Prior to NTT DATA, he was responsible for the business and portfolio management of security professional services in the global market, including security strategy, GRC, OT security, incident response, digital forensics and threat intelligence.
