At the 2026 Beijing Cybersecurity Conference, Qi Xiangdong, Chairman of Qi An Xin Group, emphasized that the AI era is fueling a surge in three core categories of security needs: First, there are the practical security demands emerging from AI vulnerabilities and attacks. Domestic government and corporate entities typically follow the principle that “compliance equates to meeting standards,” which has led to weak practical security capabilities and inadequate investment in cybersecurity. In contrast, the cybersecurity budget of U.S. civilian federal agencies accounts for over 15% of their IT budgets, while China’s has consistently remained below 2%. Second, there are the data security demands arising from intelligent agents. The “high-value small data” accumulated by government and enterprise organizations is at risk of internal and external theft. It is estimated that by 2027, the scale of investment in China’s data security market will reach approximately RMB 20.5 billion. Third, there are the full-stack security demands driven by AI applications, which encompass security needs for AI itself, its deployment scenarios, applications, large models, and embodied AI systems. Qi Xiangdong urged government and enterprise organizations to ramp up their security investments and construct a robust, “three-pronged” defense-in-depth system.