1、2024AI IN CYBERSECURITY How companies can navigate cyber threats&exploit opportunities in the age of AIAI is rapidly evolving from a set of complex expert tools to a user-friendly technology thats substantially impacting the cybersecurity landscape.Even as AI enhances threat detection and response,i

2、t provides cybercriminals with multiple new attack methods.Additionally,when AI systems within organizations are not properly secured,they can introduce new vulnerabilities.This Viewpoint explores the dual nature of AI in cybersecurity and helps companies understand how to defend themselves against

3、emerging threats.AUTHORSMaximilian ScherrIgor StepanovDaria BryzhytskaPawel JablonskiMichael PapadopoulosTom TeixeiraVIEWPOINTAI IN CYBERSECURITY AI IS ALREADY AN INTEGRAL PART OF MODERN TECHNOLOGYAI is at a turning point,shifting from specialized machine learning(ML)and other techniques that requir

4、e skills training to versatile,user-friendly techniques based on generative AI(GenAI).AI is already an integral part of modern technology,and cybersecurity is no exception.In fact,AI can be leveraged for both defensive and offensive actions:improving organizations ability to detect and respond to cy

5、ber threats while giving cybercriminals tools to launch more sophisticated and targeted attacks.AI-based tools introduced into corporate IT ecosystems can also be a source of new vulnerabilities if theyre not integrated using stringent security measures.This increases the organizations attack surfac

6、e,making it more vulnerable to cyber threats(see Figure 1).AI IS TRANSFORMING CYBERSECURITYImagine youre the COO of a production company and you get a call from the head of procurement asking you to approve an urgent purchase to ensure your business continues to run smoothly.Because you understand t