The AI inflection point: What security leaders must do now

AI is moving from experimentation to production deployment in cybersecurity, and security leaders must treat it as a fundamental shift in how security operations work, not just an added tool. Attackers are using AI to conduct faster intrusions (some occurring in under 30 seconds), which exceeds the speed of human-only security responses, making AI deployment urgent for defenders. There is currently a limited window where defenders and attackers have roughly equal access to AI technology, but advantage will go to those who operationalize it most effectively and quickly.