Intelligent CISO Issue 65 | Page 6

75 % of organisations set to ban ChatGPT and Generative AI apps on work devices
B that 75 % of organisations worldwide are currently implementing or considering bans on ChatGPT and other Generative AI applications within the workplace .
Cloudflare Bot Management now on IBM Cloud Internet Services to address threat landscape for enterprises
C company helping to build a better Internet – has announced that IBM Cloud Internet Services ( CIS ), powered by Cloudflare , has expanded its offering to include Cloudflare Bot Management , now available to help enterprises on the Enterprise Premier Plan address and combat the growing threat of malicious bot traffic .
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75 % of organisations set to ban ChatGPT and Generative AI apps on work devices

lackBerry has released new research revealing

B that 75 % of organisations worldwide are currently implementing or considering bans on ChatGPT and other Generative AI applications within the workplace .

Almost two-thirds ( 61 %) of those deploying or considering bans said the measures are intended as long-term or permanent , with risks to data security , privacy and corporate reputation driving decisions to take action . While 83 % also voiced concerns that unsecured apps pose a cybersecurity threat to their corporate IT environment . control the applications that employees use for business purposes , 74 % think that such bans signal ‘ excessive control ’ over corporate and BYO devices .
For CIOs and CISOs , unified endpoint management ( UEM ) provides the required controls over which applications can connect to the corporate environment , ensuring enterprise security , together with user privacy , by containerising corporate data . At a time when consumer-grade Generative AI and other unregulated applications are unsecure , an enterprise-grade UEM solution is critical to organisations .
Despite their inclination towards outright bans , the majority also recognise the opportunity for Generative AI applications in the workplace to increase efficiency ( 55 %), innovation ( 52 %) and enhance creativity ( 51 %). When it comes to using Generative AI tools for cybersecurity defence , the majority of respondents ( 81 %) remained in favour , suggesting that IT decision-makers don ’ t want to be caught flat-footed and give cybercriminals the upper hand .
The research also revealed that although 80 % of IT decisionmakers agree that organisations are within their rights to

Cloudflare Bot Management now on IBM Cloud Internet Services to address threat landscape for enterprises

loudflare – a security , performance and reliability

C company helping to build a better Internet – has announced that IBM Cloud Internet Services ( CIS ), powered by Cloudflare , has expanded its offering to include Cloudflare Bot Management , now available to help enterprises on the Enterprise Premier Plan address and combat the growing threat of malicious bot traffic .

Cloudflare and IBM Cloud have been working together since 2018 , integrating Cloudflare application security and performance natively into IBM Cloud through IBM CIS , powered by Cloudflare . CIS positions customers to configure their web and Internet applications to be protected against cyberthreats including DDoS attacks and data theft , while enhancing performance and reliability with load balancing , optimised routing , caching and data exchange , as part of the CIS suite of capabilities .
Furthering the delivery of Cloudflare Bot Management comes as bad bots continue to consume resources and overwhelm organisations , accounting for at least a quarter of all Internet traffic , according to Forrester Research , a leading global research and advisory firm .
“ Cloudflare and IBM Cloud Internet Services have been helping power the vast increase of Internet-facing business applications , and we ’ re seeing more and more bot activity across the landscape ,” said Matt Harrell , Global Head of Channels and Alliances at Cloudflare . “ Malicious bots are part of this equation , posing significant risks and causing inefficiencies in business , from fraudulent transactions to fake attempts to make purchases . These malicious activities can deprive legitimate customers from making purchases and affect a business ’ bottom line , not to mention potential larger risks of data loss . This is a further effort to protect operations at this critical level .”
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