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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n Storm Technology<\/a>, a Littlefish company, has announced survey findings which reveal that 27% of IT leaders are concerned about their ability to detect deepfake attacks over the next 12 months. This concern was felt by more respondents in larger enterprises (33%) than SMBs (23%).<\/p>\n The research \u2013 conducted by Censuswide and involving 200 IT decision-makers and leaders across Ireland and the UK (100 in each market) \u2013 found that the biggest concerns around AI and security over the next year are data breaches (34%), data protection (33%), and increased risk of adversarial or cyber-attacks (31%). Meanwhile, a quarter (25%) consider shadow AI (use of unsanctioned or unpermitted tools) among their biggest concerns.<\/p>\n This is not necessarily surprising given that half of respondents (50%) know that people in their organisation are using such tools and some 55% admitted to using unsanctioned or unpermitted tools themselves. Forty-two per cent of IT leaders also opined that company data is not safe for input into these platforms.<\/p>\n Perhaps exacerbating this issue, just 60% of companies have been specific about which AI tools are sanctioned or permitted.<\/p>\n More broadly, over a fifth (21%) of IT leaders do not have a high degree of trust in AI tools and almost a third (32%) of companies do not have a strategy in place to address any AI risks that arise.<\/p>\n The research showed that 79% of IT leaders in Ireland and the UK agree their organisation needs to focus more on the regulation of AI tools and 28% do not believe their governance around AI tools is adequate. This rose to more than a third (35%) among Irish respondents.<\/p>\n When it comes to AI and data, 24% of IT leaders do not think their business data is ready for AI, with a similar proportion (23%) of the opinion that that their data governance policies are not robust enough to support secure AI adoption. This could explain why 78% believe a data readiness project is required to ensure successful AI adoption in their company.<\/p>\n Sean Tickle, Cyber Services Director, Littlefish, said:<\/strong> \u201cAI is rapidly reshaping the enterprise landscape, but the speed of adoption is outpacing the maturity of governance. When nearly a third of organisations lack a strategy to manage AI risk, and over half of IT leaders admit to using unsanctioned tools, it\u2019s clear that shadow AI isn\u2019t just a user issue\u2014it\u2019s a leadership one.<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cDeepfake threats, data governance gaps, and a lack of trust in AI platforms are converging into a perfect storm. To stay secure and competitive, businesses must invest in visibility, policy clarity, and data readiness\u2014because without those, AI becomes a liability, not a differentiator.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n See more stories\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n Irish Tech News are Ireland\u2019s No. 1 Online Tech Publication and often Ireland\u2019s No.1 Tech Podcast<\/a> too.<\/p>\n You can find hundreds of fantastic previous episodes and subscribe using whatever platform you like via our Anchor.fm page here: https:\/\/anchor.fm\/irish-tech-news<\/a><\/p>\n If you\u2019d like to be featured in an upcoming Podcast email us at [email\u00a0protected]<\/span><\/a> now to discuss.<\/p>\n Irish Tech News have a range of services available to help promote your business. Why not drop us a line at [email\u00a0protected]<\/span><\/a> now to find out more about how we can help you reach our audience.<\/p>\n You can also find and follow us on Twitter<\/a>, LinkedIn<\/a>, Facebook<\/a>, Instagram<\/a>, TikTok<\/a> and Snapchat.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/p><\/div>\nMore about Irish Tech News<\/h2>\n