Lenovo’s latest Work Reborn report, “Powering the Modern Workplace,” warns that organizations are struggling to keep pace with the rapid evolution of AI-driven cybercrime. According to the findings, 65% of IT leaders say their current security measures are outdated and unable to withstand AI-enabled attacks, while only 31% feel confident in their ability to defend against them.

The report underscores a growing security gap: while AI is revolutionizing efficiency and business operations, it is also fueling a new era of sophisticated cyberattacks. This reality is pushing enterprises to adopt AI-powered defense strategies that can anticipate, adapt, and counteract threats in real time.

Rakshit Ghura, Vice President and General Manager of Digital Workplace Solutions at Lenovo, emphasized the stakes:

“AI has shifted the balance of power in cybersecurity. To keep pace, organizations need intelligence that adapts as quickly as threats. This means fighting AI with AI.”

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A New Era of AI-Powered Cyberthreats

The report highlights how generative AI is reshaping attack strategies, enabling criminals to design hyper-adaptive, nearly undetectable campaigns. Key risks identified by IT leaders include:

External AI Threats: Polymorphic malware, AI-driven phishing, and deepfake identity spoofing make attacks faster, more convincing, and harder to identify.

Insider Threats: 70% of IT leaders worry about employees misusing AI tools, while more than 60% acknowledge that AI introduces a new class of insider risk.

Protecting AI Systems: Attackers are now targeting AI models, training data, and indicators themselves—assets that need direct protection against manipulation.

Conventional defenses cannot keep up with such dynamic, learning-based threats, the study notes.

Lenovo’s AI-Centric Security Approach

To address this gap, Lenovo is embedding AI-powered security across the digital workplace, from endpoint devices to cloud environments. Key initiatives include:

Device-Level Protection: AI-enabled PCs that act as self-defending endpoints, forming part of Lenovo’s broader cyber resilience platform.

Lenovo Digital Workplace Solutions: Powered by the Care of One™ platform and ThinkShield, these solutions strengthen protection across data, applications, devices, and users at enterprise scale.

Cyber Resiliency as a Service (CRaaS): A subscription-based service that helps organizations detect and respond to cyber incidents quickly. Early deployments reported 99.5% threat detection rates, response times under 30 minutes, and 20% cost savings in the first year.

Lenovo’s leadership in this space has been widely recognized. The company won three honors at the 2025 Fortress Cybersecurity Awards, including recognition for Zero Trust Architecture, supply chain assurance, and cloud security services.

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From Reactive to Resilient

Analysts agree that the shift toward AI-powered defenses is urgent. Gartner forecasts that by 2027, 90% of successful AI implementations in cybersecurity will focus on tactical automation rather than job replacement. McKinsey also cautions that companies sticking to traditional defenses will be left behind as attackers embrace AI.

However, the path forward is not without obstacles. Legacy systems, limited budgets, and talent shortages remain major hurdles for enterprises. Lenovo aims to ease this transition by expanding its AI-driven defenses beyond the security operations center, ensuring resilience across the entire workplace.

Security as a Growth Driver

AI security is no longer just about defense—it is also a growth enabler. Lenovo’s study finds that organizations with strong AI-powered security foundations see higher productivity, faster AI adoption, and lower operational costs.

As Ghura concluded:

“With attackers exploiting gaps that traditional defenses can’t recognize, Lenovo delivers the AI-powered resilience businesses need to transform risk into opportunity—creating secure, intelligent, and future-ready workplaces.”

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