According to new research from PSA Certified, the growth of AI is driving an increased focus on security.
www.newelectronics.co.uk, Aug. 22, 2024 –
The research found that two-thirds (68%) of technology decision makers were raising concerns that rapid advances in AI risk outpacing the industry's ability to secure products, devices and services. Consequently, the acceleration in AI needs to be matched by the same acceleration in security investment and best practice to ensure trusted AI deployment.
A major factor impacting the need for greater AI security is edge technology. With the ability to process, analyse and store data at the edge of the network, or on the device itself, edge devices have efficiency, security and privacy advantages over a centralised cloud-based location.
As a result, 85% of device manufacturers (OEMs), design manufacturers (ODMs), SIPs, software vendors and other technology decision makers believe that security concerns will drive more AI use cases to happen at the edge.
But, in this push for added efficiency, the security of edge devices has become even more crucial, and organisations will need to double down on securing and protecting their devices and AI models in order to meet the demands of deploying AI at scale, according to the report.
Security matters across the supply chain, and the survey of 1,260 global technology decision-makers found that security has increased as a priority in the last 12 months for three quarters (73%) of respondents, with 69% now placing more impetus on security as a result of AI.