Cisco study reveals 91% of UAE companies use AI in their cybersecurity strategies

Cisco study reveals 91% of UAE companies use AI in their cybersecurity strategies

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The recent study conducted by Cisco highlights a significant surge in the use of AI technologies in cybersecurity strategies among UAE organizations.

The study indicates that 91% of companies surveyed are integrating AI in their security defences, mainly in threat detection, response, and recovery.

The 2024 Cisco Cybersecurity Readiness Index was developed in an era defined by hyperconnectivity and a rapidly evolving threat landscape. Despite continuing to be targeted with a variety of techniques that range from phishing and ransomware to supply chain and social engineering attacks, companies today are actively attempting to fortify their defence. And while they are building defences against these attacks, the complexity of their security postures, dominated by multiple point solutions, presents a challenge in effectively thwarting these threats.

These challenges are compounded in today’s distributed working environments where data can be spread across limitless services, devices, applications, and users. However, 87% of companies still