‘You have to fight AI with AI,’ say cybersecurity experts
As AI transforms every facet of modern life, cybersecurity leaders warn that governments must move just as fast — and make security the foundation of public policy, not an afterthought. AI is both a powerful threat and a critical defence tool, forcing a shift toward policies and systems that can operate — and defend — at machine speed, they say.
As artificial intelligence reshapes every aspect of modern life, cybersecurity leaders are warning that governments must move just as fast — and that security must be the foundation of public policy, not an afterthought.
AI is not just a challenge — it’s a transformative tool that must be harnessed to defend against itself, says Heather Black, head of public sector for Palo Alto Networks in Canada.
“You have to fight fire with fire,” she told Means & Ways ahead of Palo Alto’s AI-Enabled Cybersecurity Summit which focused on the “the transformative potential of AI-driven security solutions.”
She said organizations and governments need “to leverage AI to fight AI” and that “an AI-driven security operation is the future.”
“There’s no other way that organizations defend themselves effectively,” she said.
“The security of those AI systems and the AI ecosystem needs to be treated as a foundational layer that enhances trust, reliability and the safety of those systems.”
— SAM KAPLAN, ASSISTANT GENERAL COUNSEL FOR GLOBAL POLICY, PALO ALTO
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