Generative AI in Cybersecurity — Innovation or Distraction?

07/02/24 • 39 min

CISO Edge, The Gartner Cybersecurity Podcast

Join Gartner experts Chris Mixter and Jeremy D’Hoinne on this episode of the CISO Edge Podcast for a conversation on the steps that CISOs must take to fulfill their multiprongmandate: defending the enterprise from AI-fueled attacks, and enabling business and cybersecurity functional use of generative AI (GenAI) — all without losing focus on their other mission-critical priorities.

This episode explores:

Is generative AI simply a version of a movie CISOs have seen before? (02:32)
What are the most promising use cases for generative AI within cybersecurity? (6:48)
How do we avoid inflated expectations around secure development in the GenAI era? (12:29)
What are the key skills and cybersecurity culture we need to make the most of GenAI? (17:25)

As a Gartner research VP for security operations and infrastructure protection, Jeremy D'Hoinne assists chief information security officers and their teams to develop strategies to protect against advanced threats. Jeremy’s research includes exposure management and how to run a continuous threat exposure management (CTEM) program; it also covers related technologies, such as cybersecurity validation technologies,including breach and attack simulation (BAS). He also studies the intersection of artificial intelligence and cybersecurity with a focus on the disruptions caused by large language models and generative AI.

This episode explores:

Is generative AI simply a version of a movie CISOs have seen before? (02:32)
What are the most promising use cases for generative AI within cybersecurity? (6:48)
How do we avoid inflated expectations around secure development in the GenAI era? (12:29)
What are the key skills and cybersecurity culture we need to make the most of GenAI? (17:25)

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Eric Grenier is a Director Analyst with Gartner, focusing on endpoint security including endpoint protection (EPP) and endpoint detection and response (EDR). Eric’s research and advisory supports clients implementing EPP and EDR tooling, securing endpoints and using tools like unified endpoint management (UEM) and strategies such as bring your own device (BYOD) and bring your own PC (BYOPC) that allows users to remain productive from wherever they work and be secure. In addition to his work at Gartner, he is also a professor at Central Connecticut State University.

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