AI and Automation: The Lazy Man’s Security

Boy, do I have news for you. As if we needed another reason to let machines do our dirty work, IBM Security’s 2023 Cost of a Data Breach Report suggests the couch potatoes that run big corporations can further bask in their lethargy. Apparently, investing in artificial intelligence, automation and threat intelligence reduces data breach lifecycles and costs. Whoop-dee-doo.

Cheap and Fast: The AI Combo Meal Strategy

You would think that the fellows at IBM would have concocted something more original, but no, we’re stuck with this. The implication here is that AI, automation and threat intelligence are the magic beans that can make organizations more secure. Essentially, this means companies can afford to be even more lackadaisical about security since machines have got it covered. But hey, at least it’ll save their precious portfolios.

My Bitter Take on Your “Innovation”

Allow me to give it to you straight. The prospect of companies spending less time, money and effort on security due to AI and automation is hardly a cause for celebration. This isn’t innovation, this is complacency. I can see it now: corporations busy patting themselves on the back for investing in AI, automation and threat intelligence while ignoring hefty data breaches on their blind side. But, hey, if you all want to keep playing Russian roulette with your data, be my guest. Just don’t say I didn’t tell you so.

Original article:https://venturebeat.com/security/ibm-study-reveals-how-ai-automation-protect-enterprises-against-data-breaches/