AI risks spark 30% surge in India cybersecurity spends as enterprises ramp up defences (opens original article in a new tab)

India's enterprise cybersecurity spending rose 30% as AI adoption increases, with budgets now at 17% of IT allocations and new guidelines from CERT-In driving long-term security investments.

• Cybersecurity spending in India increased 30% year-on-year due to AI adoption risks
• Enterprise cybersecurity budgets now make up 17% of total IT capital allocation
• CERT-In issued AI security guidelines to strengthen vulnerability reporting and risk management
• Organizations are shifting from one-time cybersecurity investments to recurring operating expenses
• Sophos reported exploited vulnerabilities as the leading cause of ransomware attacks for the third year