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WORK AND SECURITY
Cybersecurity and AI That discipline comes from piloting first, measuring results in controlled
While hybrid work has reshaped environments and scaling only when the outcomes are proven. In a crowded
how people operate, AI has now marketplace, this kind of evidence-based selection is what separates
transformed how attackers operate. sustainable progress from costly experimentation.
Cybercriminals have taken to using
automation and machine learning What’s shaping the next chapter in our working lives?
to adapt faster than traditional Over the next three years, three forces are likely to set the pace: AI, cloud
defences can keep up. Old-style adoption and security.
antivirus tools are no match for
threats that evolve in real time. • AI and automation will transform workloads in every sector, from service
It’s not good enough to simply delivery to infrastructure management. They will also intensify the battle
install an antivirus programme or a between attackers and defenders.
firewall anymore. Cybercrime has, • Cloud computing will continue to expand, though cost pressures may push
to a great extent, outgrown those. some workloads back on-premise. The long-term trajectory still favours
flexibility and scalability.
Defence today requires prediction • E-commerce and online services will keep accelerating as fibre connectivity
and agility. That means combining reaches more households. What was once considered luxury infrastructure
behavioural analytics, threat has become the baseline for collaboration and commerce.
intelligence and AI-powered
detection with continuous Each of these trends brings opportunity but also expands the attack surface.
monitoring. Managed Detection The more connected we are, the more essential adaptive security becomes.
and Response (MDR) services
bring these elements together: Beyond the buzzwords
AI filters massive data flows Technology is only part of the equation. Skills, inclusion and opportunity
while skilled analysts investigate matter just as much. Workforces are becoming more distributed and more
anomalies and act before cross-border, which means trust and empowerment need to be baked into
an incident escalates. Yes, AI organisational design. Transformation shapes the pipelines of talent and
is buzzing everywhere at the capability that businesses will rely on in the future.
moment, but it needs to be guided
by real people – who don’t just see From blindspots to foresight
things in black and white. Much has been said about “security blindspots,” but the bigger risk is
complacency. Threats evolve daily. Companies that cling to yesterday’s
So, the critical question for defences are already exposed. The organisations that thrive will be those
executives is no longer “Do we have that anticipate rather than react, that select tools and partners with care
antivirus?” but “Do we have the and that treat resilience as a business function on par with finance or
visibility and capability to respond operations.
before an attack takes hold?”
Without that shift in mindset, our Hybrid work, AI and cloud adoption are here to stay. They are the environment
security is almost guaranteed to be in which the next decade of business will unfold. Foresight is no longer optional.
compromised. It is the foundation of survival.
Choosing partners and tools
wisely Future watch: three trends to track
Technology choices should be
judged less on brand names and • AI threats are evolving daily, demanding adaptive defences.
more on fit. Effective organisations
• Cloud economics will push organisations to balance flexibility
look for solutions that align with
with cost control.
their business goals, integrate
smoothly and demonstrate value • Distributed workforces are here to stay, reshaping talent and
without locking them into risky
trust models.
dependencies.
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