It was only a few years ago when AI for the masses emerged with the introduction of tools like ChatGPT, a fact that is easy to forget given AI’s now ubiquitous presence. Today, the very things that make AI so valuable make it ground zero for a new arms race with enormous implications for cybersecurity. Not just for CISOs and IT professionals, but for entire enterprises, from the CEO down.
We have, for all intents and purposes, entered an AI arms race — one that pits AI-powered defenses against AI-powered threats. Like any arms race, there is an element of absurdity, from the incomprehensible power demands to the rapid proliferation of new risks and threats. This evolving virtual “no man’s land” requires security professionals to reevaluate their roles, policies, and enterprises in a new light.
At the most basic level, AI increases the speed at which things happen. Threats and attacks that previously took months to create and execute can now be brought to bear in minutes or hours.
