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“ GENERATIVE AND OTHER TYPES OF AI OFFER NEW OPPORTUNITIES AND DRIVE SEVERAL TRENDS ”

CHRIS HOWARD DISTINGUISHED VP ANALYST AND GARTNER ’ S CHIEF OF RESEARCH , GARTNER
Through 2027 , 25 % of CIOs will use augmented-connected workforce initiatives to reduce time to competency by 50 % for key roles .
Continuous threat exposure management Continuous threat exposure management ( CTEM ) is a pragmatic and systemic approach that allows organisations to evaluate the accessibility , exposure and exploitability of an enterprise ’ s digital and physical assets continually and consistently . Aligning CTEM assessment and remediation scopes with threat vectors or business projects , rather than an infrastructure component , surfaces not only the vulnerabilities but also unpatchable threats .
By 2026 , Gartner predicts that organisations prioritising their security investments based on a CTEM program will realise a two-thirds reduction in breaches .
Machine customers Also called ‘ custobots ’, Gartner describes machine customers as nonhuman economic actors that can “ autonomously negotiate and purchase goods and services in exchange for payment ”. By 2028 , it predicts 15 billion connected products will exist with the
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