One of the biggest challenges holding organizations back from becoming limitless is a lack of security. While there’s no such thing as 100% secure, companies need confidence in their security posture and risk level to move forward and reach their goals.
Security concerns have been topping IT leaders’ lists of troubles for years, and that’s not changing any time soon. In a recent survey conducted by Foundry,[i] security and compliance risk topped the list of information management challenges (44% among respondents). And 37% named enhancing security as a top-three IT priority for the next 12 months.
AI and security
This is a main reason why, along with boosting productivity, improving security is one of the most anticipated benefits of AI.
AI-driven security’s time has come, as threat detection grows more challenging every day. While traditional security approaches do a good job of catching existing threats, such as known malware, the creativity and sophistication of today’s threats require a more proactive approach. Whether it’s external bad actors attempting to infiltrate your network, internal bad actors who are already doing damage, or well-meaning users who accidentally expose a weakness, the human element grows more challenging to defend and requires companies to up the ante.
AI is well suited for such tasks. With AI you can more readily catch those who misuse permissions to infiltrate your internal systems and cause harm or detect anomalous behavior that could be a sign of an impending threat. And as global business dictates that data must travel across different geographies with varying regulations and standards for data protection, AI can also give companies an edge. It can analyze patterns across diverse and global data flows, providing real-time security information that transcends boundaries.
The security of AI
While AI is helping make organizations more secure, it’s also making them more vulnerable in new ways.
For instance, attackers can use AI tools to automate cyberattacks, making them faster and more effective. These AI-driven attacks can analyze network defenses in real-time, quickly identifying vulnerabilities that can be exploited. AI can be used to create deepfakes that deceive individuals or even systems into providing sensitive information. Phishing attacks can be enhanced by AI, generating highly personalized and convincing messages that are much harder for users to identify as scams.
So how do you reap the benefits that AI can deliver to your security strategy while protecting your organization from threats? Information management solutions and practices can help by implementing robust access controls, data classification, enhanced threat detection, and compliance management. When you know your information is well managed, governed, and protected, you can use AI with confidence. That’s peace of mind.
[i] Foundry survey commissioned by OpenText, Information Management for an AI-Driven Future, June, 2025
Read more blogs from the Limitless series:
Limitless: What it means for modern customers in an AI-first world
Limitless: What it means for productivity
