Gartner^® Report: 4 Ways Generative AI Will Impact CISOs and Their Teams

Generative AI isn’t just shaking up cybersecurity—it’s rewriting the rules. Attackers are leveraging it to craft phishing lures at scale, while defenders are tapping into its power to outpace threats. For CISOs, it’s not a question of if AI will impact their strategies, but how fast they can adapt. 

This research provides clarity through the hype and gives actionable recommendations for four impact areas, enabling CISOs and their teams to quickly adapt to this fast pace of change. Dive in to discover what we believe to be the key takeaways: 

• Proactive Defenses: Use AI to reduce false positives and enhance application security testing.
• Emerging Threats: Address novel vulnerabilities like adversarial prompting and AI-powered phishing at scale.
• Human-AI Synergy: Balance automation with skilled oversight to counter AI "hallucinations" and validate outputs.
• Smarter Governance: Implement AI-specific policies and frameworks to tackle privacy, compliance, and security risks. 

AI is redefining the rules of engagement in cybersecurity - learn how to stay ahead by downloading the report today. 

Gartner, 4 Ways Generative AI Will Impact CISOs and Their Teams, By Jeremy D'Hoinne, Avivah Litan, Peter Firstbrook, 6 December 2024. 

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