Track 2
Establishing Trust for AI Adoption – Cybersecurity and Resilience
IDC research shows that those organisations that excel at AI, also have maturity security and governance capability. As you progress on your AI adoption journey, it is crucial to establish a strong foundation of trust through robust cybersecurity measures. In this session, we will explore the concept of Zero-Trust AI and its role in safeguarding your business assets, ensuring that your AI investments are protected.
Understand how implementing effective cybersecurity strategies can help maintain business continuity and foster trust with stakeholders. But over 36% of firms lack AI security skills, while 35% worry about visibility of AI in use. We will focus on securing your AI models, data pipelines, and intellectual property to prevent costly breaches and ensure the integrity of your operations.
By prioritising cybersecurity as a foundational element of your AI strategy, you can build a resilient framework that supports your organisation’s growth and innovation while instilling confidence in your AI initiatives.
Discussion Topics
- Is there anything fundamentally different about securing AI? What’s new, or is this a continuation of existing security practices?
- What’s the best way for security leaders to insert themselves into the AI discussion? Security is often seen as a blocker to AI, so how can we avoid this perception?
- Where do you suggest organisations start in their AI Security journey?
Roundtable Discussions
- Who are the stakeholders in Securing AI? Where does Security sit in the broader AI Governance landscape?
- What risks exist in adopting AI in your organisation?
- What approaches and strategies can you adopt to lower risks of using AI in your organisation?
Duncan Brown
Group Vice President, IDC Europe
IDC
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Duncan Brown
Duncan Brown is associate vice president, European Security Practice, at IDC EMEA and leads the firm’s security research program in Europe. He specializes in providing strategic advice to his clients, informing and validating their corporate, product, and marketing plans. Brown is an expert in analyzing the security market globally, and his list of security-related clients includes enterprises, central banks, government organizations, and security product suppliers and services providers. Brown’s expertise spans the gamut of security topics including incident response, threat intelligence, and global privacy issues. He established and leads IDC’s coverage of the global impact of the GDPR, the RPEC (ePrivacy Directive update) and NIS Directive on technology companies and their customers. His analysis and opinions are widely sought by industry leaders and investors, while his comments on industry trends and developments frequently appear in the leading business and trade publications.
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