Fighting AI fire with AI fire

Fighting AI fire with AI fire

August 7, 2024 at 11:10AM

Hackers are leveraging AI to launch sophisticated attacks on unprepared organizations. Employees use generative AI without IT consent, increasing vulnerability. Palo Alto Networks offers insights on leveraging AI to strengthen cyber defense in on-demand videos. CEO Nikesh Arora emphasizes AI’s benefits and risks, while other executives discuss real-time threat combat, securing AI applications, and software capabilities. Watch the series here.

Based on the meeting notes, here are the key takeaways:

1. AI is being increasingly used by hackers and cyber criminals to launch sophisticated attacks on businesses and organizations.
2. Employees are using generative AI (GenAI) applications to collect and process sensitive data without the knowledge or consent of the IT department.
3. AI can be harnessed to strengthen cyber defenses and improve visibility, control, and governance to ensure the benefits of AI are fully enjoyed without risks.
4. Palo Alto Networks executives, including CEO Nikesh Arora, Chief Product Officer Lee Klarich, Senior VP Anand Oswal, and VP of Product Management Mike Jacobsen, emphasize the importance of securing AI applications, combatting threats in real time, and providing automated threat intelligence through virtual generative AI agents.
5. Testimonies from Palo Alto Networks’ customers, such as CostCo, Better, NetApp, Dell, Sable, and Consensus, highlight the importance of using AI to automate threat detection and secure sensitive data.

To learn more about these topics, the meeting suggests watching the “Precision AI: Unveiling the Future of AI & Cybersecurity” series on demand, presented by senior Palo Alto Networks executives.

For additional details, you can click on the provided link to access the videos.

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