Lenovo’s latest Work Reborn report reveals that IT leaders see a growing security gap as AI-driven cybercrime accelerates. The report found that 65% of surveyed IT leaders admit their defenses are outdated and unable to withstand AI-enabled attacks, with just 31% confident in their ability to defend against them.
According to Lenovo, while AI is improving business efficiency, it is also fueling a new wave of cybercrime that most businesses are unprepared to counter. The company said this highlights the urgent need for enterprises to adopt AI-driven strategies capable of countering threats that learn, adapt, and evolve in real time.
Lenovo stated it is positioned to support this shift with end-to-end solutions that embed AI security into the digital workplace. With operations in 180 markets, the company said it can address challenges ranging from protecting sensitive data to countering evolving cyber threats at scale.
“AI has changed the balance of power in cybersecurity. To keep up, organizations need intelligence that adapts as fast as the threats. That means fighting AI with AI,” said Rakshit Ghura, Vice President & General Manager, Lenovo Digital Workplace Solutions.
“With intelligent, adaptive defenses, IT leaders can protect their people, assets, and data while unlocking AI’s full potential to drive business forward.”
The New Class of AI Threats
According to Lenovo, “the advance of generative AI has supercharged cybercriminal strategies, enabling hyper-agile attacks,” adding that “modern AI-driven threats can mimic legitimate behavior, mutate to avoid detection, and span multiple domains – from cloud to endpoints, applications, and data repositories.”
The report highlights the top concerns among IT leaders:
- AI-powered external threats – from polymorphic malware and AI-driven phishing to deepfake impersonation, AI attacks are faster, more convincing, and harder to detect.
- Insider risks – 70% of IT leaders surveyed see employee misuse of AI as a major risk, and more than 60% say AI agents create a new class of insider threat they are unprepared to manage.
- Protection of AI itself – models, training data, and prompts are now high-value targets that must be defended against manipulation and compromise.
You can download the full report here.
