This is becoming more challenging, says Nithin Ramachandran, global vice president of data and AI at industrial and consumer products maker 3M. “Our experience with generative AI has shown us that we need to look at security differently than before,” he says. “With every tool we deploy, we look not only at its functionality but also its security posture. The latter is something we are now pursuing.”
Our survey of 800 technology executives (including 100 chief information security officers), conducted in June 2025, shows that many organizations struggle to strike this balance.
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