사이버보안을 위한 AI

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Empowering Defenders:
AI for Cybersecurity

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Contents


Foreword                                                     3

Executive summary                                              4

Introduction                                                    5

1 Present-day uses of AI in cybersecurity                             7

    1.1 AI-driven cyber governance                                 8

    1.2 AI-enabled risk identification                                 9

    1.3 AI-augmented cyber protection                             11

    1.4 AI-powered threat detection                                14

    1.5 AI-orchestrated incident response                           17

    1.6 AI-supported incident recovery                              20

2 Important considerations for AI adoption in cybersecurity               21

    2.1 How does the adoption of AI for cybersecurity align with          22
       and accelerate strategic priorities?

    2.2 Is the organization ready to deploy AI in cybersecurity            22
         effectively?

    2.3 How can the organization validate AI solutions before            24
            full deployment?

    2.4 How best to scale and maintain AI solutions while ensuring        25
        continuous optimization?

3 The evolving landscape of AI in cybersecurity                        26

    3.1 The opportunity of agentic AI                               26

    3.2 Unpacking the spectrum of AI autonomy                      26

    3.2 Agentic AI risks and guardrails                              27

Conclusion                                                   28

Contributors                                                  29

Endnotes                                                     33





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