IT and security leaders of the AI era must go back to basics and beware the hype
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The reminder to focus on identity, access, and least privilege is a tell—AI is amplifying old security failures more than it’s creating novel ones. Before you budget for AI-native security tools, close the gaps in your IAM and privilege model that an AI-empowered attacker will exploit first.
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