Foreword 3

Executive summary 4

Introduction 5

1 Present-day uses of AI in cybersecurity 7

1.1 AI-driven cyber governance 8

1.2 AI-enabled risk identification 9

1.3 AI-augmented cyber protection 11

1.4 AI-powered threat detection 14

1.5 AI-orchestrated incident response 17

1.6 AI-supported incident recovery 20

2 Important considerations for AI adoption in cybersecurity 21

2.1 How does the adoption of AI for cybersecurity align with and accelerate strategic priorities? 22

2.2 Is the organization ready to deploy AI in cybersecurity effectively? 22

2.3 How can the organization validate AI solutions before full deployment? 24

2.4 How best to scale and maintain AI solutions while ensuring continuous optimization? 25

3 The evolving landscape of AI in cybersecurity 26

3.1 The opportunity of agentic AI 26

3.2 Unpacking the spectrum of AI autonomy 26

3.2 Agentic AI risks and guardrails 27

Conclusion 28

Contributors 29

Endnotes 33