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From hype to harm: 78% of CISOs see AI attacks already
- AI is being used for both positive and malicious purposes, with cybercriminals leveraging AI for sophisticated attacks while security leaders must implement adaptive, AI-augmented defenses to mitigate risks.
- 74% of cybersecurity IT professionals are concerned about AI-related risks, with generative AI fueling social engineering attacks and cybercriminals using AI-powered malware and tactics like lateral movement.
- Spotting AI attacks requires looking for increased sophistication in phishing attempts, malware types, and social engineering tactics, although it may be challenging to definitively attribute attacks to AI.
- While attackers leverage AI, many security professionals feel unprepared for AI-driven threats, citing a lack of cybersecurity personnel as a major barrier in defending against evolving cyber threats.
- Despite concerns, 95% of respondents believe AI can enhance cyber defenses, bringing significant time savings, but there are reservations around data privacy, governance, and compliance with regulations like GDPR.
- Organizations prioritize AI-powered cybersecurity solutions to bridge the skills gap, with 88% benefiting from AI's preventive defense capabilities, although there is a need for better understanding of AI types for effective utilization.
- Integrating AI security solutions into broader platforms and adopting a preventative defense stance are common strategies among organizations to combat escalating cyber threats and move away from reactive approaches.
- Darktrace's ActiveAI Security Platform offers a multi-layered approach using supervised, unsupervised, and statistical machine learning models to identify threats, strengthen cybersecurity controls, provide automated responses, and enhance threat detection beyond traditional methods.
- By correlating and investigating security incidents across various environments, Darktrace enables security professionals to proactively defend against novel threats and automate security functions for efficient incident response.
- As threat actors increasingly leverage AI, defenders need to quickly adapt by leveraging advanced AI-powered defenses like Darktrace's platform to stay ahead of evolving cybersecurity threats and enhance their security posture.
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