A few years ago, detecting and responding to cyber threats meant signature-based systems, rule-heavy SIEMs, and a team of analysts swimming in alerts. Fast forward to today—and suddenly, it feels like cybersecurity is quietly undergoing a transformation right under our noses.
What changed?
We now have systems that can learn normal behavior, adapt to new threats in real time, and even simulate attack paths before they’re exploited. Not perfectly. Not universally. But undeniably. Whether you're deep in blue team operations or building dev tools, chances are you’ve already interacted with some layer of this new approach—whether you realized it or not.
This isn’t just about automation. It’s about augmentation.
Modern cyber defense strategies aren’t just faster—they’re smarter. But here’s the question that’s been stuck in my head lately:
Are we trusting the machines too much, or not enough?
Because while AI-based tools are making a real impact—from anomaly detection to adaptive access control—they’re also introducing new risks. Model poisoning. False positives at scale. A widening skills gap. And worst of all, a sense of overconfidence that the system will “catch it.”
So where’s the balance?
There's a free masterclass happening on 28th May that's diving into this exact space. It’s framed for IT leaders, but it looks like anyone interested in practical insights and forward-thinking strategies would benefit. I’ve already signed up, so if you’re exploring this frontier too, maybe we’ll cross paths there.
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