Businesses are avidly pursuing the automation of routine cybersecurity functions, EY found, believing that doing so will address both budgetary and effectiveness concerns around security operations. “Nearly all security leaders believe AI is a core defensive solution for cybersecurity (96%) and are already deploying AI in cybersecurity operations (95%),” EY said. But two-thirds of executives said they were still testing AI products. Cybersecurity leaders are equally optimistic and concerned about AI, in different ways. Nearly all respondents (99%) predicted that AI would completely overhaul how they defended their networks, but a similarly large number (96%) said AI also posed a major threat because of how it helped hackers launch fast, sophisticated cyberattacks.

Full study : The maturity of organizations’ AI oversight also varies significantly, according to a new EY survey of cybersecurity leaders.