Artificial intelligence (AI) plays a critical role in both the defense and execution of cyberattacks, influencing the effectiveness of security measures and the evolving nature of threats in the digital landscape. Topics and Theses by Florian Hartwig, Palo Alto Networks, VP & Managing Director Germany at Palo Alto Networks.
Just as cyber security is constantly evolving, so too is the technology on which it is based. This is particularly evident in the integration of artificial intelligence into cybersecurity solutions.
One of the biggest challenges here is data collection and analysis. Good data is crucial in the field of cyber security for several reasons: it forms the basis for accurate threat detection, as high-quality data enables machine learning models to recognise security threats and anomalies more effectively and correctly.
It is important to address these challenges, because one thing should be clear: The question is not whether, but how AI can ensure greater cyber resilience. According to Florian Hartwig, only AI-integrated platforms are able to “support the dynamic and complex requirements of a zero trust architecture and adapt security measures in real time to the constantly changing network environments and threat landscapes”.
As inevitable as the move from traditional point solutions to an integrated and AI-based platform for advanced cyber resilience may be, it still places significant demands on the transition, including scalability, data protection and interoperability, which Palo Alto Networks believes work best on hyperscaler cloud solutions such as Google Cloud.
CIOs, CISOs and CSOs also have to deal with data protection, compliance and governance issues in order to ensure that the use of data is legally compliant.
“Real-world applications and data suggest that integrated, AI-based platforms are significantly more effective than traditional point solutions,” summarizes Florian Hartwig. “This is the best way to achieve resilient cyber defenses. He will provide evidence of this in his panel discussion at CIOmove.
