Data loss prevention vendors tackle gen AI data risks

In the cybersecurity realm, AI promises to automate tasks burdening human analysts, as noted by IEEE Senior Member Kayne McGladrey.

“Discord initially was used as a way for gamers to hold real-time voice and text chats in games that either didn’t support real-time communications or where the in-game system wasn’t robust,” says Kayne McGladrey, a senior member of IEEE, a professional organization for technology and engineering. But the platform gained popularity, particularly during the COVID-19 shutdown. “During the pandemic, Discord emerged as a free alternative to Zoom for gamers, friends, cryptocurrency enthusiasts, and other communities to host remote events,” McGladrey says.

When CISOs work with go-to-market teams, cybersecurity transforms from a mere cost center into a valuable business function. This change is crucial in B2B interactions where robust cybersecurity controls offer a competitive advantage. A centralized inventory of cybersecurity controls, grounded in current and past contracts, helps businesses gauge the financial impact of these partnerships. This inventory also identifies unnecessary or redundant controls, offering an opportunity for cost reduction and operational streamlining. By updating this centralized list after the termination of contracts, the business can further optimize both its security posture and operational costs. This integrated strategy empowers the business to make well-informed, data-driven decisions that enhance profitability while maintaining robust security controls.

You receive a text message or an email notification from your mobile carrier about an account change you didn’t make and, thirty minutes later, your cell phone has no signal, even after a reboot. You can’t log into your email. You’re locked out of your bank account.

TechRepublic reports that generative artificial intelligence has been touted by Hyperproof Field Chief Information Security Officer Kayne McGladrey to not hamper employment opportunities in cybersecurity.

Continuous cyberattack innovation and supply chain diversity among threat actors would ensure that humans will not be displaced by generative AI, said McGladrey in an interview at the Black Hat security conference.

“We’re going to need to continuously adapt the tools that we have with the people we have in order to face the threats and risks that businesses and society continue to face,” said McGladrey.

My slides from the 2019 IEEE Vision Innovation Challenges Summit