Bugcrowd Warns of Growing Hardware Risks in AI-Driven World
Bugcrowd, a leading cybersecurity firm, has published a report titled 'Inside the Mind of a CISO 2025: Resilience in an AI-Accelerated World'. The report highlights the increasing complexity of the security landscape, with a significant rise in hardware vulnerabilities and sensitive data exposure.
Nick McKenzie, CISO at Bugcrowd, notes that the security landscape becomes exponentially more complex with every AI advance. The report aims to empower CISOs with critical intelligence to make data-driven decisions about risk profiles, resource allocation, and security investments.
Gaps in network security have doubled, and there's a 42% increase in sensitive data exposure. The proliferation of poorly secured IoT devices is a major factor behind this increase. A new survey by Bugcrowd reveals an 88% increase in global hardware vulnerabilities amid a rise in IoT use cases. Hardware attacks are up considerably, with threat actors pivoting to attack more IoT end points. Alarmingly, 81% of security professionals have encountered new hardware vulnerabilities in the past 12 months.
Many IoT devices are still shipping with low-grade security, despite efforts to make them 'secure by design'. Organizations face growing challenges as applications go through multiple development cycles under pressure to release features quickly, opening new attack vectors.
Bugcrowd's report emphasizes the role of collective intelligence and continuous offensive security testing for organizational resilience. As the security landscape evolves rapidly, the report serves as a crucial guide for CISOs to navigate the complex terrain and make informed decisions to protect their organizations.
