China's digital security industry should "reshape endogenous security systems" amid escalating AI-driven threats, Qi Xiangdong, chairman of cybersecurity leader Qi-Anxin Technology Group, said in his keynote speech at the 2025 Beijing Cybersecurity Conference in Beijing on Thursday.

Speaking before government and industry leaders at the China National Convention Center, Qi framed cybersecurity as a national security priority: "Developing nations face unprecedented challenges. Without cybersecurity, there is no national security, nor enterprise security, as traditional data protection fails against AI-powered attacks."

He pointed out the triple dilemma that current development of cybersecurity systems face: difficulty in putting system concepts into practice, bottlenecks in integrating large and small systems, and operational bottlenecks within "smaller systems".

Qi revealed an alarming finding: "Currently, over 90 percent of large government and enterprise entities purchase security devices from more than 10 vendors when building their security infrastructure." This ultimately leads to government and enterprise cybersecurity systems forming a disjointed "patchwork".

"Many clients encounter obstacles when implementing the system," Qi said, identifying three major obstacles to achieving breakthroughs: data silos, insufficient investment, and compatibility issues.

Faced with such challenges, he proposed three core pathways to achieving breakthroughs: reshaping data aggregation models with an emphasis on breadth, depth and contextual linkage; reshaping security operations models through building feedback loops; and reshaping ecosystem collaboration spearheaded by a "lead security system architect".

"The current era is catalyzing a transformation in the security industry, driving it from fragmentation to integration, and from inefficiency to high efficiency," Qi said, adding that the future of cybersecurity holds broad prospects and building robust systems is an endless journey.

"The philosophy of ecological collaboration—centered on co-existence, co-prosperity, and mutual success—is the key to achieving breakthroughs in the cybersecurity industry," he concluded, with a rallying call for the industry: "Through collaborative system-building, we'll weave an impregnable security net for the AI era!"

Themed "Security Breakthrough: Reshaping Endogenous Security Systems," the conference attracted more than 1,000 guests from around the world.