Amarbir Singh, Senior Director – AI & Cloud Solutions, AHEAD

Building a secure cloud foundation for AI has become a top priority as enterprises move quickly to put AI at the center of how they operate. However, the rush to adopt AI is also reshaping the security agenda. The World Economic Forum’s Global Cybersecurity Outlook 2026 finds that 94 percent of organizations now see AI as the most significant driver of change in cybersecurity this year, while the share with processes in place to assess AI tools before deployment has risen from 37 percent to 64 percent.

That is an encouraging sign. It suggests enterprises are beginning to match AI ambition with stronger assurance. The challenge no...