India, March 16 -- According to the Fortinet 2025 Security Awareness and Training Global Research Report, based on insights from 1,850 leaders across 29 countries (including India), the "human element" is now the ultimate pivot point for cyber resilience.

In 2026, AI is a double-edged sword. Nearly 90% of organisations admit that AI-powered attacks have actually helped employees understand why training matters. People are seeing the deepfakes and the hyper-personalised phishing emails and getting nervous.

However, awareness doesn't equal ability. Only 40% of leaders feel their teams are actually ready to identify and report these AI-based threats. While most companies are rushing to implement "GenAI policies," there is a massive gap in ...