Artificial intelligence creates new threats. But it also gives security teams powerful new defensive tools.
But is the potential for AI in cybersecurity exaggerated? And are the risks from the technology overhyped?
Recent incidents show that the risks from AI are very real.
At the same time, the security industry is placing large bets on AI as a way to bolster defences. If AI finds vulnerabilities and potential exploits at “machine speed’, then is AI the only way security teams can respond in time?
So is AI a threat, or an answer to our security challenges?
According to our guest for this episode, security professionals can fall into two camps when it comes to AI: those who don’t trust it, and those who are “all in” on the technology, and even want to vibe code their own security solutions.
Then there are the pragmatists, who see the value in AI as a security tool, but also understand its limitations. And there is growing awareness of the risks that come with artificial intelligence.
Malicious actors can use AI to develop and execute exploits, and evidence is growing that they are. And poorly designed and configured AI deployments can also add to organisations’ attack surfaces.
Raluca Saceanu is CEO of Smarttech247. As the CEO of a business supplying security services to global organisations, our guest is well placed to discuss how CISOs view the risks, and benefits of artificial intelligence.
As she sees it, security teams need to be able to blend technology, AI and human skills to improve their defences. But organisations also need to consider resilience. They should be able to roll back to the non AI ways of working if they need to. And this includes cybersecurity.
About our guest
Raluca is CEO of Smarttech247, a global cybersecurity company providing mdr and threat intelligence.
She joined in 2014 as one of the first ten employees and advanced through multiple senior leadership roles to CEO. Raluca holds an MSc in Strategic Management and is a recognised advocate for diversity in cybersecurity, receiving the Deloitte Women in Technology Advocate Award.
