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Employing AI for countering AI in cybersecurity protection

Cybercrime adversaries equip AI to fuel swifter, more intelligent assaults, leading organizations to reevaluate their defensive strategies, according to professionals at Palo Alto Networks' Ignite on Tour Singapore 2025 event.

Cybercriminals are increasingly utilizing artificial intelligence for more swift and intelligent...
Cybercriminals are increasingly utilizing artificial intelligence for more swift and intelligent assaults, prompting a need for organizations to reconsider their defensive strategies, according to professionals at Palo Alto Networks’ Ignite on Tour Singapore 2025 conference.

Employing AI for countering AI in cybersecurity protection

In March 2025, cybersecurity experts congregated at Palo Alto Networks' Ignite on Tour Singapore conference to address the growing influence of artificial intelligence (AI) on the digital threat landscape. AI-powered attacks have become more sophisticated, prompting organizations to reassess their security strategies.

Steven Scheurmann, the regional vice-president of ASEAN at Palo Alto Networks, spoke about the key challenges plaguing the cybersecurity sphere. These include operational complexity, the fragmentation of IT and security functions, and the rapid adoption of AI and automation by malicious actors.

Scheurmann emphasized that organizations must adopt a hybrid-by-design approach, integrating security measures from the outset alongside AI and cloud infrastructure. Platformization, the integration of various security technologies across the organization, is crucial for this transition.

According to Scheurmann, who referenced joint research conducted with IBM, embedding security into AI-driven operations from the start is essential. This proactive approach helps organizations stay one step ahead of attackers by ensuring that their AI systems are secure and resilient by design.

The growing sophistication of AI-enabled threats highlights the need for a proactive and integrated security strategy. By building robust defenses from the outset, organizations can stay ahead of the cybercriminals, rather than constantly playing catch-up.

The regional vice-president of ASEAN at Palo Alto Networks, Steven Scheurmann, underscored the importance of integrating security measures into AI and cloud infrastructure for a robust cybersecurity strategy. This proactive approach involves embedding security into AI-driven operations from the beginning, as highlighted by the joint research conducted by Scheurmann and IBM. The latter emphasized that this proactive strategy can help organizations stay ahead of attackers by ensuring their AI systems are secure and resilient by design.

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