Artificial Intelligence and cybersecurity

A new CEPS Task Force report proposes concrete policy measures and recommendations to help ease the adoption of AI in cybersecurity and address the security and reliability of AI systems. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is gradually being integrated into the fabric of business and widely deployed across specific applications use cases. Not all sectors are equally advanced, however: the information technology and telecommunications sector are the most advanced in terms of AI adoption, with the automotive falling just behind. According to a recent global survey that polled more than 4,500 technology decision-makers across different sectors, 45% of large companies and 29% of SMEs said they had adopted AI. In the cybersecurity sector, AI will become increasingly indispensable to manage cyber threats: indeed, the market is expected to grow at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 23.6% from 2020 to 2027 and to reach $46.3 billion by 2027. At the same time, the adoption of AI is not without risks in itself: more than 60% of companies adopting AI recognise cybersecurity risks generated by AI as the most relevant ones.