AI-enabled threats and stricter regulation in France
A new research report from technology advisory firm Information Services Group (ISG) has revealed AI threats and more stringent regulations are shifting the French cybersecurity landscape, resulting in businesses reassessing their security strategies.
Increasing security budgets mean many French enterprises require fresh guidance and expertise to establish effective priorities and combat their security challenges.
According to the 2025 ISG Provider Lens Cybersecurity – Services and Solutions report, businesses in France are adapting to a more complex, layered security landscape, with many adopting AI-powered defence. This is to meet the demands introduced by new regulations, cloud adoption, financial constraints, and a shortage of skilled workers, the AI security specialist claims.
“The way companies in France choose security services is changing,” said Julien Escribe, partner and managing director, ISG. “With increasing security budgets, enterprises need guidance and insight to set the right priorities and tackle security problems.”
Companies are starting to rely on all-in-one solutions for security, rather than depending on a range of separate tools, according to the report. Organisations seek service providers that can supplement their security teams. Companies migrating to multicloud and cloud topologies face integration, visibility, and management challenges, the company says. Businesses find it hard to maintain oversight of applications, so use solutions like secure access service edge (SASE), which merges network security and connectivity in a unified service.
The report found that French organisations are seeking integrated security platforms for a single view of possible threats and central oversight of their defences. Because of financial stress and a continuing deficit of cybersecurity talent, many businesses still use technical security service (TSS) providers for support, centralised platforms, and automation.
ISG says that French enterprises are have to integrate governance, risk and commence (GRC) policies into their security strategies, because EU regulations like the NIS2 directive and AI Act are becoming French law. More than 15,000 French businesses are now subject to extra compliance, the report states.
The paper shows malicious actors use AI in cyberattacks, which is posing fresh challenges for detection and response. In reaction, companies turn to security service providers that themselves use genAI and ML. Their clients are investing more in AI-driven detection, employee training, and automated responses.
Benoît Scheuber, a principal consultant and security analyst at ISG, said that AI is transforming the cybersecurity landscape, prompting companies to seek providers that can integrate tooling that increases efficiency, saying, “[Clients] seek providers that can integrate the best products into a unified platform for operational efficiency.”
(Image source: “French Army Soldier at the Eiffel Tower” by derekskey is licensed under CC BY 2.0.)
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