BE THE CHANGE: LEVERAGING AI TO FAST TRACK NEXT-GEN CYBER DEFENDERS

The article delves into how AI technologies can not only fill resource gaps but also empower junior staff to shoulder greater responsibilities safely, fundamentally changing the approach to cybersecurity operations.

Cybersecurity is among the top concerns keeping CISOs up at night. To keep their infrastructure and data safe, security teams have to manage an ever-growing number of data sources on the scale of petabytes. While the know-how to protect these assets exists, the lack of skilled talent stretches existing manpower to the limit, introducing opportunities for a breach.

With 40,000 cybersecurity positions remaining unfilled last year in India alone, it’s time for the cybersecurity community to readjust its focus to adopting AI technologies. Not only will AI quickly fill resource gaps, but it will also allow more junior positions to safely take on greater responsibility.

However, what we are seeing is that many CISOs get caught up in the relentless cybersecurity talent marathon, fruitlessly chasing the mirage of highly skilled cybersecurity talent to close the gap. And they are coming up short. The real key to filling the gap lies in artificial intelligence.