Cybersecurity and AI: Enabling Security While Managing Risk

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For CISOs, the challenge lies in turning AI disruption into opportunity

Generative AI (GenAI) promises to revolutionize cybersecurity, but initial attempts to fully automate complex security tasks have often been disappointing.

Balancing Cybersecurity Reality with GenAI Hopes

To address the various impacts of AI on cybersecurity, CISOs must first understand the hype, the risks and the potential.

Don’t expect an AI holy grail

The GenAI hype is bound to create disillusion in the short term as external pressures to increase security operation productivity collide with low-maturity features and fragmented workflows.

Watch out for common symptoms of an ill-prepared GenAI integration:

  • Using “improved productivity” as a key metric, because there’s a lack of actual metrics to measure GenAI benefits and business impact — plus, premium prices for GenAI add-ons
  • Difficulty integrating AI assistants in collaboration workflows in the security operation teams or with a security operation provider
  • “Prompt fatigue” — too many tools offering interactive interface to query about threats and incidents

Generative AI Attack Surfaces Across the AI Life Cycle

Prepare your best defense

GenAI is just the latest in a series of technologies that have promised huge boosts in productivity fueled by automation of tasks. Past attempts to fully automate complex security activities have rarely been successful and can be a wasteful distraction.

Although there are benefits to using GenAI models and third-party large language models (LLMs), there are also unique user risks that require new security practices. These fall into three categories:

  1. Content anomaly detection
  2. Data protection
  3. AI application security

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Kajol Patel

Partner Alliance Marketing Operations at Data Dynamics

5 个月

Excellent analysis of the complexities of integrating AI into cybersecurity. The article highlights the need for a balanced approach, recognizing both the potential benefits and risks. By setting realistic expectations, investing in talent, prioritizing data quality, and continuously evaluating AI performance, CISOs can effectively leverage AI to enhance their security posture and protect their organizations in today's evolving threat landscape. #AI #cybersecurity #CISO

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Andréa Rosa

CIO | CTO | CFC - Conselho Federal de Contabilidade (CFC)

6 个月
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Shreeja Dayanand

Strategic Intelligence Consultant for C-Suite, Top Leadership | Turning Data Overload into Insights, Essential Intelligence to Drive Thought Leadership | Data Intelligence, Alternative Healing, Ayurveda, IT, Compliance

6 个月

My experiences with various companies have revealed a common pitfall: AI is often used as a shortcut to avoid real work, leading to minimal, superficial benefits. While it might temporarily boost productivity, it fails to create lasting value unless wielded with ‘intelligence and strategy.’ When AI is harnessed to elevate an already ingenious system, it transforms into a powerful tool. Take, for example, a skilled chef using AI to refine and perfect a superior recipe for a specific audience—this approach enhances both value and popularity. On the other hand, an uninspired or unskilled cook relying on AI to create recipes will only achieve mediocre results, with no guarantee that the output will resonate with the target audience. Another point of confusion is related to the choice: when to go for AI-assisted and AI-generated? Your post resonated deeply with me, providing the perfect opportunity to voice these thoughts.

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Awesome insights! ??

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