Burned-out security leaders view AI as double-edged sword

Cybersecurity Dive October 23, 2025
Eric Geller

As companies face cybersecurity skills gaps and broader attack surfaces, they’re warily turning to AI-powered automation.

Dive Brief:

Overwhelmed cybersecurity executives hope AI can help them avoid missing signs of intrusions, even as they remain wary of the technology’s potential risks, the security firm Red Canary said in a report published on Thursday.
The report shows why so many security leaders are embracing AI: Three-quarters of them reported not having enough people skilled at intrusion detection, while 72% reported a skills shortage around incident response.
In addition, nearly three-quarters of security leaders said the amount of time it takes to resolve an intrusion has increased.

Dive Insight:

Red Canary’s report suggests that companies view AI as a partial...

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