Cisco study reveals alarming deficiencies in cybersecurity readiness in India

According to Cisco’s 2025 Cybersecurity Readiness Index, only 7% of organisations in India have achieved the ‘Mature’ level of readiness required to effectively withstand today’s cybersecurity threats. This is a slight increase from last year’s Index, in which 4% of organisations in India were designated as Mature. This demonstrates that despite a slight improvement from last year, cybersecurity preparedness remains low as hyperconnectivity and AI introduce new complexities for security practitioners.

AI is revolutionising security and escalating threat levels, with 9 in 10 organisations (95%) facing AI-related security incidents last year. However, only 66% of respondents are confident their employees fully understand AI-related threats, and 63% believe their teams fully grasp how malicious actors are using AI to execute sophisticated attacks. This awareness gap leaves organisations critically exposed.

AI is compounding an already challenging threat landscape. In the last year, more than half of ...