As many as 90 percent of IT leaders acknowledge gaps in their ability to defend against AI-driven threats, according to the “Reinforcing the Modern Workplace global: How to Identify and Combat AI Threats” report conducted by technology giant Lenovo.
The report is in line with Lenovo’s expanded Security Services portfolio, which can provide a single point of accountability, cut system downtime by up to 50 percent, and lower remediation costs by up to 40 percent.
The confidence gap is particularly acute around AI-driven threats. As many as 61 percent of IT leaders report a significant or moderate increase in cybersecurity risk from the use of AI by cybercriminals, yet only 31 percent feel confident in their ability to manage it.
Similarly, 48 percent flag rising risk from employees using public AI tools, against 36 percent who feel confident in addressing it. On AI agents within organizations, 42 percent see growing risk while only 37 percent feel equipped to manage it.
The development and implementation of AI solutions internally is the one area where confidence outpaces concern, with 48 percent confident against 38 percent reporting increased risk.
As part of the portfolio expansion, Lenovo is launching Security Services with Absolute, a fully managed end-to-end resilience offering supported by a global 24-hour Security Operations Centre, enabling essential security controls to automatically recover when disrupted and reducing manual intervention across distributed workforces.
Lenovo is also introducing ThinkShield TraceLock, powered by Absolute Security, which uses built-in cellular connectivity to allow IT teams to remotely locate, wake, and wipe lost, stolen, or disconnected devices that fall outside the reach of traditional endpoint management tools.
Lenovo’s cyber resiliency framework integrates with technology providers including Absolute, Cisco, Google, Microsoft, SentinelOne, and Veeam, spanning identity and access management, data protection, extended detection and response, visibility and risk management, and security for AI.