How AI is Reshaping Cybersecurity
Artificial intelligence complicates what has already become a complex threat landscape for Government agencies. The technology makes threats more intense by streamlining attackers’ ability to deliver more convincing and targeted social engineering campaigns so they can gain access to credentials and simply log their way into networks. AI also enables adversaries to launch attacks that are harder to detect and fast enough to overwhelm traditional defenses.
In late August, more than 100 industry-leading companies and organizations issued an open letter calling for collective action on cyber defense. Since then, the number of signatories has continued to grow. The letter notes that status quo security is insufficient, citing misconfigurations, weak authentication, technical debt in legacy systems and under-resourced security teams as some of the reasons why networks cannot cope with the speed and intensity of AI-fueled attacks.
Those dire warnings, however, are accompanied by an equally urgent push to incorporate AI into cyber defense. When defenders adopt AI, they can boost the effectiveness of their Zero Trust architectures by automating elements of access controls as well as incident detection and response. Although AI can play a vital role in cybersecurity, experts emphasize that humans must still be involved.
Many experts say involving everyone in the cybersecurity fight is the only way to achieve success. “We call on leaders across industry and Government to bring the full weight of their technology, resources and expertise to this effort,” the open letter on collective action states. “Put cyber-capable AI in the hands of defenders, starting with the teams protecting essential services…. Together, we can turn today’s AI advances into lasting improvements in security that benefit everyone.”
Read the latest cybersecurity insights from thought leaders at Broadcom, including:
· Sunjeet Randhawa, Director for Government Affairs and Policy Counsel at Broadcom, and Vikram Thakur, Technical Director at Symantec, a division of Broadcom, explains how sharing information and experiences with government, industry plays a key role in making systems more secure and resilient.
· Manoj Sharma, Chief Security Strategist in Broadcom’s Enterprise Security Group, details how continuous visibility into users and endpoints remains foundational in an increasingly distributed and AI-powered environment.
· Brian Snell, Director of the Broadcom Software Business at Carahsoft, notes how with the right visibility and controls, data protection becomes a framework for enabling agencies to use AI with confidence.
· Stanislav Elenkrich, Director of Product Management in Broadcom’s Enterprise Security Group, breaks down how agencies can reap the benefits of zero trust by taking a fresh look at the industry-leading tools they already have.
· Paul Miller, Security Strategist in Broadcom’s Enterprise Security Group, speaks on how AI-driven detection, automation and unified visibility are combating alert fatigue and accelerating cyberthreat response.
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