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Actionable Strategies for IT Leaders to Drive Growth and Enhance Cybersecurity

A SAP Concur blog post for IT leaders outlines strategies including using AI for operational efficiency, strengthening cybersecurity through cross-functional collaboration, and optimizing IT policies for vendor management and data privacy. Citing the 2025 CFO Insights global survey, it says IT leaders' main observed AI benefits include increased operational efficiency (46%), better data insights and analytics (42%), and improved decision-making (38%). On cybersecurity, 71% of IT leaders feel 'somewhat prepared' to respond to increased cyberattack risk, while only 26% say they are 'very prepared'; 43% rank phishing and social engineering attacks as a top-three vulnerability.

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Impact and considerations

AI benefits in IT operations are being realized, but cybersecurity preparedness remains insufficient. Cross-functional finance-IT collaboration, vendor management, and data privacy policies are becoming key considerations in selecting and deploying corporate travel and expense platforms.

Key points

  • The 2025 CFO Insights survey shows IT leaders' main observed AI benefits include increased operational efficiency (46%), better data insights and analytics (42%), and improved decision-making (38%).
  • 71% of IT leaders feel 'somewhat prepared' to respond to increased cyberattack risk, while only 26% say they are 'very prepared'.
  • 43% of IT leaders rank phishing and social engineering attacks as a top-three vulnerability, and 29% identify inadequate employee cybersecurity training and insufficient endpoint security as significant vulnerabilities.
  • Research predicts the cost of cybercrime will surge 69% worldwide to $15.6 trillion in the next four years.
  • The article recommends reducing risk through cross-functional cybersecurity task forces, data access control, encryption, incident response plans, and employee training.

Sources and time

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SAP Concur
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First source publication
31 Mar 2025, 20:01
Page published
13 Aug 2026, 08:34
Last updated
31 Mar 2025, 20:01
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