The Cyber Year in Stories: Spring 2024
Blackberry: The Rise of Gen AI in Cybersecurity Operations
The cybersecurity landscape is constantly evolving, with new threats emerging daily. Staying ahead of these threats requires innovative solutions that leverage cutting-edge technologies. One such technology that is gaining traction in the cybersecurity industry is generative AI (Gen AI).
Now, cybersecurity leader BlackBerry has introduced Cylance Assistant, a Gen AI cybersecurity advisor which supports organisations to accelerate decision-making, stopping increasing threats at pace with fewer resources. Cylance Assistant is built on BlackBerry's Cylance AI platform and utilises Amazon Web Services' (AWS) Generative AI service, Amazon Bedrock.
“Cylance Assistant is not just a Gen AI cybersecurity advisor; it's the ultimate one,” says Shiladitya Sircar, senior vice president, Product Engineering and Data Science at BlackBerry. “It helps thwart more threats and empowers your staff to make quicker, more informed decisions, catapulting your security operations to new heights. Cylance Assistant understands context because it knows where you are in your investigation, reducing time spent identifying and remediating risks in a single platform without incurring additional costs for the service.”
The Cylance Assistant brings together a set of advanced capabilities that leverage the power of Cylance AI to help organisations tackle more threats and empower their security staff to make quicker, more informed decisions. Blackberry says it provides fast, expert guidance and valuable recommendations to security analysts, simplifying complex cybersecurity issues by analysing large quantities of data and combining it with BlackBerry's threat research.
Unlike traditional chatbots, Cylance Assistant understands the context of the security analyst's workflow and provides expert guidance without needing to be prompted.
Many organisations are struggling to effectively manage cyber risk and improve their cyber resilience, according to a new report from Barracuda.
The report, titled Leading Your Business Through Cyber Risk, found that just 43% of organisations surveyed have confidence in their ability to address cyber threats, vulnerabilities and attacks.
The governance challenges undermining cyber efforts
The findings, based on data from Barracuda's international Cybernomics 101 study, highlight some of the key governance challenges undermining cyber resilience efforts:
Security Policy Struggles
Among other things, the findings show that many organisations find it hard to implement company-wide security policies such as authentication measures and access controls. Around half of smaller and mid-sized companies say it's difficult to implement consistent, company-wide security policies like authentication measures and access controls across the organisation.
Management Buy-In Issues
Just over a third (35%) of smaller companies worry that senior leadership doesn't view cyberattacks as a significant risk to be prioritised, while the larger companies are most likely to struggle with a lack of budget (38%) and skilled professionals (35%).
Supply Chain Concerns
Many organisations said they have concerns about a lack of security and control over the supply chain and visibility into third parties with access to sensitive or confidential data. Around one in 10 don’t have an incident response plan to turn to in the event of a successful breach.
Three more spring highlights
Keeper: Cutting-Edge Cybersecurity for Williams Racing
Cybersecurity and Sustainability: Fortinet's Global Impact
Cyber Security in the Power and Utilities Space
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