Invisible AI risks are the next frontier of cybersecurity: Sharda Tickoo, Trend Micro

As Indian enterprises race to operationalise AI, the conversation around cybersecurity is undergoing a fundamental reset. What was once about protecting infrastructure, networks, and data is now about something far more fragile and far more consequential, intelligence itself. For Sharda Tickoo, Country Manager for India & SAARC at Trend Micro, this shift marks the most profound transformation cybersecurity has seen in decades.

“When AI systems begin making autonomous decisions that shape customer experiences, financial outcomes, and operational continuity, the risk is no longer limited to data exposure,” says Sharda Tickoo. “The real danger is corrupted intelligence, models that appear to function normally but quietly undermine trust and business outcomes at scale.”

In traditional IT environments, breaches were tangible. Data was stolen, systems were taken offline, alerts were triggered. In AI-driven enterprises, compromise is often silent. A poisoned model can keep delivering outputs, passing accuracy checks, and influencing ...