A hybrid IT infrastructure is the backbone needed by many businesses to deploy the latest AI cybersecurity strategies
Using artificial intelligence (AI) to boost an organization’s security capabilities is not new. For some time, IT security professionals have been leveraging AI and machine learning (ML) to provide additional layers of safety.
What’s new is the rise of generative AI, which provides powerful security tools and democratizes access so that even non-professionals can use them. That’s the good side. The bad side is that cybercriminals can also deploy increasingly sophisticated AI-powered attacks to breach systems and access private data.
New emerging threats require effective new solutions.
So, you realize that AI is revolutionizing cybersecurity for businesses of all sizes, but you wonder how you can take advantage of it yourself. You can start by working with a trusted partner to design and implement a robust hybrid IT infrastructure to build security and resilience while managing costs and sprawl.
Addressing Legacy System Limitations
Many businesses are held back from effectively using AI for cybersecurity because of outdated systems. Leaders and managers often realize the need to adopt new technologies but find their hands tied by legacy systems that may be hard to update with the latest security patches, so they have more holes for bad actors to exploit.
The out-of-date systems may not have the firewalls, encryption protocols, and multi-factor authentication required to stop cyber attackers. Or the old systems may not be compatible with new solutions.
A hybrid solution incorporating the latest cloud technologies with legacy architecture can solve the problem. This solution provides robust security systems that can evolve with the threat environment. It can also improve efficiency, productivity, cost-effectiveness, and system reliability.
A hybrid solution can balance the proven worth of legacy architecture with the innovations provided by new technologies, harnessing the power of AI to detect and block threats, helping to keep data secure.
Benefits of AI-Enhanced Hybrid IT Infrastructure
Using AI for cybersecurity provides advanced threat detection, sifting through vast volumes of data to identify and counter dangers in real time. The automated tools and advanced capabilities also reduce the need for manual security monitoring efforts.
Generative AI helps you to:
- Prioritize and mitigate attacks based on potential impact, severity, and relevance
- Quarantine affected network segments, devices, and files
- Initiate countermeasures to neutralize threats
- Terminate and block malicious processes and traffic
- Disable compromised user accounts
AI can provide a proactive solution, analyzing massive datasets to identify dangerous patterns and anomalies and predict future problems, often with remarkable accuracy. It can also create threat simulations to train response teams.
AI also addresses compliance. The technology can offer automated and sophisticated solutions to deal with official regulations, such as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in the EU, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) in the U.S., and others worldwide, all of which have set strict guidelines for data protection and privacy.
For example, real-time monitoring tools can allow companies to flag non-compliance issues and provide detailed reports for regulatory bodies. Data can also be categorized, processed, and stored to comply with regulations. Predictive capabilities might anticipate future compliance needs so organizations can stay ahead of regulatory changes.
Key Steps for Building a Secure Hybrid IT Model
Building an effective and secure hybrid IT model begins with assessing your security posture and identifying gaps and vulnerabilities.
Then, you need to integrate different layers of protection, many of which involve AI capabilities. You should implement thorough network security with software and hardware firewalls, AI-powered intrusion and protection systems, enhanced endpoint security, access control measures, securing data with encryption, and other methods.
Continuous monitoring by AI tools is essential for detecting and responding to security threats before they escalate. Your hybrid setup also needs a security incident response plan in case of a breach and a set of security best practices for the new cloud infrastructure.
Since human error is often the cause of data breaches, staff training and awareness should be part of the new hybrid IT model.
You also need to be aware that if you rely on different AI tools for your business, they can also open you up to new attacks. Hackers could target vulnerabilities in AI training models with tools such as training data poisoning and prompt-based attacks, so your security measures must also take these into account.
Anomaly-alerting techniques for AI can include:
- Flagging prompts with malicious intent (such as prompt injecting)
- Checking inputs for unsafe or invalid characters
- Data sanitization
- Maintaining output reliability and quality
It’s also a good idea to research common AI security risks for your organization and industry so you can anticipate potential problems and develop preventative and mitigating strategies. It’s important to stay current with the best practices addressing the fast-changing field of AI security.
Partner with Core BTS for AI-Powered Cybersecurity Solutions
Finding an effective AI-powered cybersecurity solution requires working with a trusted partner with deep roots in the new technology. Core BTS is a leading authority on creating and implementing innovative new strategies.
To learn more, watch our on-demand webinar on Generative AI strategies, covering:
- Who can best leverage this technology
- What innovative applications are being used in different industries
- When to pivot strategies as AI advances
- Where can this technology fit into your corporate game plan
- Why embracing generative AI can give you the competitive edge you need
We can help by giving you real intelligence on the artificial one. We would be happy to discuss the possibilities and show you how you can collaborate with Core BTS to achieve AI-driven hybrid IT solutions tailored to your evolving cybersecurity needs.
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