Last week, April 24-27, the 2023 RSA Annual Conference (RSAC) took place in San Francisco. Artificial intelligence (AI) was a new topic at RSAC this year. Also, this is not surprising considering the recent focus on generative AI, particularly ChatGPT. The use of AI in cybersecurity is equally challenging, but generative AI presents some fascinating issues with respect to literary license and intellectual property rights.
Rohit Ghai, CEO of RSA Security, emphasized the relevance of AI. On the other hand, malicious actors will also use AI to make cybersecurity attacks more sophisticated. It’s a double-edged sword that requires continuous sharpening by security operations teams and the organizations they support.
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Within the networking products offered by Cisco, HPE Aruba Networking, Juniper, and other companies, AIOps is a well-established technology component. In addition, AIOps has focused on improving connection deployment, management, and automation of the information and operational technology environment. His role will expand to include mitigating AI-driven security threats as security and networking continue to merge.
This year, the RSA Conference (RSAC) 2023 featured thousands of announcements. The following are some of the most prominent:
AT&T
At RSA Conference (RSAC) 2023, AT&T released its Cyber Security Information Report. Given its security depth, which has been honed through AT&T Lab’s internal development efforts, acquisitions, and operations, the company occupies a leadership position. AT&T COO Jeff McElfresh spoke at the RSAC kickoff about the importance of safeguarding the company’s communications network with native security integration that provides visibility across fixed and mobile networks. Also, given the general information about how AT&T’s competitors have been hacked, the importance of their efforts should not be underestimated.
Blackberry
Blackberry, like AT&T, published a threat intelligence report and used it to position its CylanceIntelligence subscription service. This service would provide security operations teams with rapid access to threats, actionable insights, and the ability to quickly prevent, hunt, and react to attacks.
cisco
A new Cisco Extended Detection and Response (XDR) tool was revealed at RSA Conference (RSAC) 2023 to streamline security operations and improve outcomes in multi-domain scenarios. The company also enhanced its Duo access control platform by making Trusted Endpoints functionality accessible to all premium versions of Duo; previously, this capability was only offered on the most expensive tier.
fortinet
Fortinet used RSA Conference (RSAC) 2023 to discuss the Security Effectiveness Score of the FortiGate 600F Series Next Generation Firewall (NGFW) from CyberRatings. The only non-profit independent testing organization in the industry, CyberRatings, gave Fortinet a near perfect “AAA” rating of 99.88%. Given the company’s expertise in firewalls and the price-performance ratio it continues to deliver, this is a great recognition for Fortinet.
Palo Alto Networks
To further the growth of its Unit 42 Digital Forensics and Incident Response Service, Palo Alto Networks used RSA Conference (RSAC) 2023. Assessments, Preparedness, Incident Response, Threat Hunting, and Detection and response are included in this all-inclusive package. The business aims to produce 500 billion cybersecurity events daily, a large number that highlights its telemetry advantages.
Z scaler
Zscaler has released the results of its ThreatLabz Phishing Report 2023. It’s a year in review for its popular security cloud that looks at phishing trends, new strategies, and vulnerable sectors and geographies. Unsurprisingly, AI techniques like ChatGPT make credential theft simple. As a result, reading this document will open your eyes.
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On the opening day of the RSA Conference 2023, several cybersecurity companies with experience in ICS/OT announced to join forces to develop ETHOS (Emerging Threat Open Sharing). ETHOS is an open source vendor neutral platform for sharing information as an early warning system for critical infrastructure.
ETHOS is a technological platform that allows an anonymous and real-time exchange of dangerous information between many companies. Sharing knowledge of indicators of compromise (IoC) such as IP addresses, hashes, and domains can help defenders detect emerging threats.
Our opinion
The RSA Conference 2023 was an overall success, with generative AI like ChatGPT taking center stage in cybersecurity discussions. The seminar focused on how cybersecurity risks are constantly changing. In addition, he discussed how important it is for companies to be up to date with new technologies.
Companies making big announcements at RSA Conference (RSAC) 2023 include AT&T, Blackberry, Cisco, Fortinet, Palo Alto Networks, and Zscaler. These statements demonstrated how these companies use AI to improve their security services. Services include threat intelligence, extended detection and response, firewall solutions, digital forensics, incident response services, and phishing report analysis.
The RSA Conference (RSAC) 2023 demonstrated how AI plays a bigger role in cybersecurity for defenders and attackers. With the ever-evolving nature of cyber threats, organizations must continue to adapt and remain vigilant to stay ahead.
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