At Cofense, we have been active in testing, validating, and deploying general AI tools for the last three years – and we have learned a lot. How these tools integrate with our products and processes are constantly evolving, and the trends we are observing may surprise some of you.
AI defensive tactics are not going to solve AI offensive phishing attacks. Although AI is helpful, it’s just one ingredient, and it’s not the most important one. Nothing comes close to the solving and reasoning power of a properly trained human being – in this case your employees. The human brain is integral to and must be (remain) a major part of, the total security solution – especially in communication tools such as email.
As you look at most vendors’ recent security product marketing ‘speak’, you’ll notice the dizzying array of buzzword acronyms including AI, ML, LLM, NN and variations of those. These acronyms certainly drive curiosity, but are they making improvements to the efficacy of defensive email phishing security over the prior art of developing solutions in a more classic programmatic approach?
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