AI and Cybersecurity: A 25+ Year Veteran's Perspective on the Future of Digital Defense

Cybersecurity is a topic that reverberates throughout every sector of business. According to a recent report by Accenture, cyberattacks could cost businesses over $5.2 trillion in the form of lost revenue and additional expenses. The entry of artificial intelligence (AI) has brought with it some solutions, but also newer threats that did not exist a while back. In this article, we will look at the bittersweet relationship between AI and cybersecurity and what can be done about it. Artificial intelligence is the development and theory of computer systems that enable them to handle tasks that usually require human intelligence.