New research reveals that 73% of life sciences companies are turning to artificial intelligence to address the cybersecurity skills gap.
The report Code 42 The life sciences sector has shown to be at the forefront of artificial intelligence usage, with AI tools offering new opportunities for cybersecurity teams to enable automated detection and response, freeing up resources to focus on strategic tasks.
According to the survey, 78 percent of companies report a year-over-year increase in the time they spend investigating data incidents. 83 percent of cybersecurity managers are turning to AI to automate detection and response so they can focus on higher-level strategic tasks, with 92 percent looking to GenAI.
However, the use of AI is not without challenges, with 86% of cybersecurity leaders admitting that using AI tools puts their companies at risk of data exfiltration.
“Life sciences cybersecurity teams are walking a tightrope with AI,” said Joe Payne, president and CEO of Code42. “AI is a powerful ally in fighting skills shortages and growing insider threats, and it opens up new avenues for innovation. But as quickly as teams adopt this new technology, they need to put guardrails in place to protect their IP. By adopting tools and programs that protect the use of AI tools, life sciences teams can take advantage of cutting-edge technology while ensuring that data isn’t leaked through tools like ChatGPT.”
Other findings include that 50% of data loss incidents are malicious, with risk severity evenly split between low, medium, and high, daily data security training is growing from 11% in 2021 to 27% in 2024, and 97% of life sciences organizations believe their data security training programs need improvement, with 48% calling for an overhaul.
you Full Report From the Code42 site.
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