At this year's RSAC, almost 44,000 attendees explored the increasing prevalence of AI in cybersecurity. Key figures emphasized that while AI holds significant potential, it also introduces substantial security risks. Notably, the concept of 'agentic AI'âAI systems granted autonomyâbore much discussion among industry leaders. Experts warned of an uptick in cyber threats as criminals begin to exploit these systems' capabilities. The general sentiment was a mix of optimism for AI advancements and caution regarding the vulnerabilities they create, emphasizing a need for proactive security measures.
"As companies deploy agents, they give them the autonomy and authority to do something on their behalf, and criminals are going to flock to those because they have that autonomy."
"I really think there's going to be incredible stuff - we talked about Waymo - but in the near term, we are going to swamped with a lot of things that are bad security and it's going to be exploitable."
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