Ep. 67: Lenovo VP on Endpoint Security, AIPCs and NPU

Ep. 67: Lenovo VP on Endpoint Security, AIPCs and NPU

From Tantra's Mantra with Prakash Sangam by Prakash Sangam

April 7, 2026 · 40 min

About this episode

The episode discusses the evolving landscape of endpoint security with AI's impact and the challenges of migrating security apps to NPUs with Lenovo's VP of Commercial Software and Security.

Just like everything else, AI is profoundly transforming the security landscape. It is increasing the attack surface, sophistication, and impact. while also providing more potent tools to increase security. In enterprise PCs, security and device management apps (as part of the Corp Image) significantly reduce performance. AIPCs promise to run apps more efficiently on NPUs. In the episode, I talk to Nima Baiati, VP of Commercial Software and Security at Lenovo, about the evolving PC security landscape, the impact of AI, and the challenges of migrating security apps to the NPU. We also delve into how to incentivize ISVs to prioritize migration, how Lenovo can serve as a model for the industry, and the expected timelines for the NPU migration. Index: 00:00 - Intro 02:10 - Guest intro (Nima Baiati) 03:17 - Changing landscape of endpoint security, especially with the advent of AI 02:23 - How is Lenovo addressing the changing landscape, both from traditional and AI-enhanced threat vectors? - ThinkShield - a comprehensive platform ensuring security from the supply chain, hardware, and software 11:01 - AI: the double-edged sword- tremendous capability to both create & fight security…

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