Hygiene, endpoint visibility and operational discipline are critical prerequisites for AI readiness

Enterprises are rushing to adopt AI models while neglecting the foundational IT infrastructure required to deploy them securely, according to cybersecurity experts. They argue that basic operational hygiene, such as endpoint visibility and patch management, has become the critical prerequisite for AI readiness, as new AI workloads expose and amplify years of accumulated technical debt.

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