The Gartner Security and Risk Management Summit 2024 ran from June 3-5 at the National Harbor in Maryland, focusing mainly on the transformative power of artificial intelligence (AI) on cybersecurity.
As organizations adopt AI for innovation and efficiency, it’s crucial to understand the opportunities and challenges that come with this new technology. Here are three AI-related themes I observed at the summit:
- Generative AI presents a double-edged sword.
Generative AI (GenAI) has emerged as a game-changer in the cybersecurity industry, offering both opportunities and risks. Jeremy D’Hoinne, a research vice president for security operations and infrastructure protection at Gartner, addressed this topic in his presentation the first day of the conference. On one hand, cybersecurity professionals can leverage GenAI to automate threat detection, analyze vast amounts of data, and generate actionable insights. This lets organizations take a proactive approach to cybersecurity, anticipating and mitigating threats before they materialize.
However, the accessibility of GenAI tools also poses a significant challenge, as cybercriminals can exploit these technologies to create…
