In 2025, significant advancements in agentic artificial intelligence (AI) systems will drive new AI-based cyber defensives, driving new solutions to help organizations carry out specific goals, making decisions, and taking mitigation action with minimal human intervention.
However, as these agentic AI systems become integral to business operations, they will also expose organizations to new risks. Nicole Carignan, VP of strategic cyber AI at Darktrace, highlights that multi-agent AI systems, while offering unparalleled efficiency for complex tasks, will introduce vulnerabilities such as data breaches, prompt injections and data privacy risks.
[For more 2025 cybersecurity insights see: Cybersecurity regulations in 2025: Key insights from top industry experts and 2025 Forecast: AI to supercharge attacks, quantum threats grow, SaaS security woes and Identity Security in 2025: Defending against AI-driven cyberthreats and machine identity exploits]
CISOs will face growing challenges in managing “shadow AI,” the unsanctioned deployment of generative AI tools by employees, creating governance headaches and data security risks. Akiba Saeedi, IBM’s VP of security product management,…
