That’s getting more difficult, says Nithin Ramachandran, who’s global vice chairman for data and AI at industrial and consumer products manufacturer 3M. “Our experience with generative AI has shown that we should be taking a look at security otherwise than before,” he says. “With every tool we deploy, we glance not only at its functionality but in addition its security posture. The latter is now what we lead with.”
Our survey of 800 technology executives (including 100 chief information security officers), conducted in June 2025, shows that many organizations struggle to strike this balance.
