Enterprise security needs ‘don’t panic’ discipline – SiliconANGLE

AI is transforming enterprise security on two fronts at once, forcing organizations to protect existing estates even as they race to embed AI into operations.

The urgency extends beyond just today’s software. Quantum computing is approaching a tipping point that could undermine the cryptographic foundations of the modern enterprise, according to Mark Hughes (pictured), global managing partner of cybersecurity services at IBM Corp. That makes this a defining moment for cybersecurity leaders, who can no longer afford to treat AI and quantum risk as tomorrow’s problem.

“My first piece of advice is don’t panic, because there’s a lot that we know how to do already, which intrinsically underpins the safe use and introduction of AI into enterprises. But notwithstanding the ‘don’t panic’ thing is ‘get busy and get moving very fast,’” Hughes told theCUBE. “The same principles [around governance and deployment] apply when it comes to how we do that with AI and…