By Information Week
Publication Date: 2025-11-24 12:00:00
AI can be both a shield and a weapon. CISOs are tasked with leveraging technology to defend their organizations by developing internal AI tools, leveraging vendors’ AI capabilities, and finding new solutions in the market. As they expand their security moats, threat actors are finding ways to get past these defenses using AI. AI-powered attacks are increasing in scope and scale Sophistication.
One mantra – “Embrace AI or be left behind and vulnerable to attack” – is widely adopted by the industry. This often comes with a plethora of marketing promises to give CISOs and their companies what they need to stay ahead of the competition. As cybersecurity leaders navigate the hype cycle, this is clear Generative AI (GenAI) delivers in some ways and inadequate in others.
InformationWeek spoke to four cybersecurity experts to assess how the technology works and where users would like to see improvements.
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