In the realm of mobile data security in our AI-enabled world, it’s critical to keep up to date with best practices for securing data in AI systems. It should come as no surprise to learn that this encompasses all the usual suspects, from data encryption to digital signatures, data provenance tracking, secure storage, and trusted infrastructure.

The promise of BYOD lies in its flexibility and potential for cost savings, yet this inherent flexibility ushers in a number of risks and issues, with the potential for data breaches and cybersecurity risk presenting a significant concern.

While it doesn’t have quite the same ring as location, location, and location, when it comes to the top three challenges facing CIOs in 2025, you won’t be surprised to find they are AI, AI, and AI! 

But these challenges are also opportunities. Because AI permeates all aspects of the enterprise, CIOs can face up to the challenges of AI-driven cyberattacks by adopting AI in cybersecurity.

Cybersecurity breaches continue to be the stuff of nightmares for Australian CIOs. Last year, the country lay siege to a surge in cyberattacks and escalating data breaches. According to the government @cyber.gov.au, mobile malware detections spiked at almost three times the rate of the previous year.

Angelo Lo Certo muses on some recent developments in AI.

Whether you like it or not, unless you’re living in a remote hut in the jungle or are shipwrecked on a deserted tropical island, chances are that your life increasingly involves and benefits from interactions with AI. And while it’s true, artificial intelligence will replace some jobs, it will also be a boon to others.