AI Security Risks Worry EY and KPMG Execs
Business Insider • • general
Key Points:
- At the World Economic Forum in Davos, business leaders express significant concerns about AI security, particularly regarding the management and lifecycle of AI agents, which currently lack identity and traceability compared to human users.
- Raj Sharma of EY highlights the need for industrial-level security measures for AI agents, noting that despite much discussion, the field remains immature and poses ongoing risks.
- Tim Walsh, CEO of KPMG US, emphasizes that cyber risk related to AI is a top concern among CEOs, with companies pausing AI deployment to ensure data security and sometimes keeping data on-premises longer for protection.
- The emergence of quantum computing presents a future cybersecurity threat by potentially breaking current encryption methods, prompting companies to reconsider and reencrypt their systems preempt
