India, April 20 -- As enterprises accelerate artificial intelligence (AI) adoption, cybersecurity is undergoing a structural reset. No longer confined to a defensive layer, security is now emerging as a core architectural pillar shaping how organisations design networks, deploy applications, and govern data. In an interaction with Dataquest (DQ), Ninad Katkar, Leader - Security, Cisco India & South Asia, unpacks how this shift is unfolding across enterprises and why identity, AI-native security, and platformisation are becoming foundational to the next phase of digital transformation.

From the convergence of networking and security to the rise of AI-driven threat landscapes and agentic systems, the discussion highlights a critical inflec...