AI Must Play Vital Role in Federal Cyber Defense, GDIT Report Says

General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT), in partnership with Splunk, has released a new research study on Federal agencies’ defensive cyber operations, revealing the vital role of AI in preemptively identifying and mitigating cyber threats.

Specifically, agencies said they recognize the potential of artificial intelligence in cybersecurity, with 26 percent valuing its capacity for real-time threat detection and 25 percent underlining the consequential role of automation in real-time mitigation and countermeasures.