US Cybersecurity Agency Outlines Approach to AI for Cyberdefense

The US government’s cybersecurity agency is looking to use artificial intelligence for cyberdefense and is working to secure AI systems, following the sweeping White House executive order on AI.

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency released a roadmap Tuesday describing how it will “promote beneficial uses of AI to enhance cybersecurity capabilities,” protect AI systems from cyberattacks, and deter bad actors from targeting critical infrastructure through AI, the document said.

“Artificial intelligence holds immense promise in enhancing our nation’s cybersecurity, but as the most powerful technology of our lifetimes, it also presents enormous risks,” CISA Director Jen Easterly said in ...