Generative AI is transforming cybersecurity, empowering attackers and defenders alike. Organisations must adopt AI-driven strategies and collaboration to counter evolving threats effectively.
The new cyber risks posed by generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) are not a topic for the future — they are here now, across all industries.
Sopra Steria Germany carried out a survey of 564 specialists and managers as well as 1,003 employees across the country to provide better understand the perception of the threat landscape.
This analysis shows the extent to which companies and authorities are currently affected and how they are strategically addressing the risks.
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The new situation requires a rethink — a security strategy that takes AI into account on the attacking side and integrates it on the defending side. AI key to managing evolving threat
The strategy should be designed to use automated learning to bring about a permanent and, above all, rapid adaptation of defence capabilities. It is crucial for organisations to rely on AI.
This includes attack detection that is not only based on classic rules and known cases but is supplemented by systematic anomaly detection — the keyword being: AI on big data.
This allows unknown attack patterns to be recognised earlier and more effectively. In addition, business and public administration need well-trained personnel with GenAI and security expertise who can train, monitor, and integrate AI solutions.
This mix is rare, as this report shows. But there are ways out of this dilemma. One solution is more collaboration: everyone is still more or less cooking their own cybersecurity soup and competing for experts.
If companies and public administration pool resources and expertise between them and across the board to address common issues, everyone will benefit. This also includes cooperation with start-ups and cybersecurity partners.
A strategic reorientation is now required. Because only this will enable companies and authorities to manage cyber risks properly. The motto should be: Better armed with AI instead of hopeless without AI.