Cybersecurity is awash with AI hype. Organizations are bombarded with both alluring promises of AI-powered cybersecurity transformation—elevated protection, lower costs, reduced specialist headcount needs—and dire warnings that AI is ushering in a brand-new era of cyberattacks. This guide is designed to help organizations navigate the hype and misconceptions around AI in cybersecurity.
It explains what AI can (and cannot) do to elevate organizational cyber defences and explores the cybersecurity and operational risks that AI has introduced. The guide also provides advice on how to mitigate these risks in order to safely, securely take advantage of AI to enhance both cyber protection and return on investment.
Along the way, the guide shares insights into the reality of AI usage, expectations, and concerns based on findings from a vendor-agnostic survey of 400 IT and cybersecurity leaders conducted in late 2024. These frontline perspectives provide valuable context and act as a useful comparison point for organizations exploring their AI position.