Nvidia (an artificial intelligence chip manufacturer) has become the most valuable company in the world, surpassing Apple and Microsoft. They dominate the market in AI chips, especially those needed to train and run AI software such as ChatGPT. The acceleration of Nvidia over the past year has some experts anticipating that this is just the beginning, other companies like Micron, Amazon, Google, Meta, Microsoft etc., will also build new AI products of their own.

Energy consumption is also anticipated to go up significantly and it is expected that AI will help companies reduce waste, increase productivity and the size of industries, and hopefully, reduce carbon emissions at the same time.

Currently there are 5 billion internet users and almost 54 billion devices generating 3.4 petabytes of data per second, according to IDC (International Data Corp). As this accelerates and evolves, how are IT teams going to use AI based cybersecurity to block cyber threats and keep organizations safe and operations uninterrupted? Just some of the cybersecurity challenges different industries need to think about are:

• Automotive: Insulate Vehicle Software from Outside Influence and Attack
• Financial Services: Securing Digital Transactions, Payments and Portfolios
• Public Sector: Protecting Physical Security, Energy Security and Citizen Services
• Retail: Keeping Sales Channels and Payment Credentials Safe
• Smart Cities and Spaces: Protecting Critical Infrastructure and Transit Networks
• Telecommunications: Ensure Network Resilience and Block Incoming Threats

In order to keep up with evolving threats and ensure physical, energy and data security, organizations must integrate AI and be proactive with their cyber defense strategies. AI is expected to help multiple industries with the issues they will be facing moving forward. But, as good as AI is in assisting with protection, there are always the bad actors such as AI bots, the hapless programmers or LLMs which, if false, can open your organization to new threats. You must remain vigilant in all areas of your cybersecurity protections.