In The Age Of AI, The Human Factor Still Matters For Cybersecurity

The importance of having highly trained people in the trenches should not be underestimated. Unlike AI solutions whose outcomes are based on (admittedly huge) rule sets, people are capable of abstract thought. This is crucial when it comes to tackling cyber-attacks. Every attack currently has a human point of origination after all, and even the most sophisticated AI and machine learning algorithms can't truly understand – or hope to mimic – the chaotic and diverse nature of the human mind. Years in cyber skills training has taught me that the best talent is not necessarily that which has been classically trained.