The growing use of artificial intelligence technology – both in terms of security threats and improved protection – is among the top future questions for 2025 among heads of security technology providers. security of the federal government.
“With a sharp increase in the use of artificial intelligence in the public and private sectors, 2025 will usher in many discussions around data sovereignty,” said Phil Fusterdirector of growth at Federal Hitachi Vantara. “These issues will be a priority and we will see a focus on new or upcoming regulations regarding the use of data for artificial intelligence. »
“The essential first step in any data regulation is to first understand what data you have, and then ensure you have good accessibility that evolves as the needs of the agency evolve,” he said. -he declared.
“In 2025, federal agencies must understand that attackers have evolved and changed the game,” said Hansang Baedirector of public sector technology at Zscaler. “To level the playing field, we must also evolve and focus our security efforts on agility and adaptability. Government agencies must use zero trust as a first line of defense, but recognize that while it makes us safer, we cannot be complacent.
With the advent of artificial intelligence (AI), threats have increased in volume and complexity,” Bae said. “Fortunately, we can also leverage AI to keep pace with these attacks: at Zscaler, we examine 500 trillion signals per day that are used to train our AI capabilities. The key point to remember is this: the effectiveness of AI depends entirely on its training data. »
“With the right data, available at the right time, government and industry can optimize AI to provide actionable insights, enabling proactive defense against evolving cyber threats,” Bae continued. “In the coming year, the focus will not be on whether AI is ready; rather, it will be about fully exploiting its transformative potential and the data it produces to stay ahead of an increasingly sophisticated cyber threat landscape. »
“Critical infrastructure sectors will need to accelerate their cybersecurity efforts, prioritizing ‘presume a breach’ principles as they face intensifying geopolitical cyber threats,” said Gary BarletPublic sector CTO at Illumio.
“In 2025, utilities, transportation, healthcare and energy will focus heavily on advanced threat detection, segmentation and rapid incident response to contain potential breaches before they disrupt essential services “, Barlet said. “Through increased investment and strategic partnerships, these sectors will work to strengthen their defenses and protect public safety against increasingly sophisticated, state-sponsored attacks. »
