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Lloyd Webb , VP Engineering EMEA , SentinelOne
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W the globe investing in AI , either through its development or by creating safety policies , it will continue affecting workplaces around the world . So how does AI affect SMEs ? In the following pages , four experts give their thoughts on how they think AI impacts the workplaces of SMEs , starting below with thoughts from Lloyd Webb , VP Engineering EMEA at SentinelOne .
Limited visibility into potential security breaches and increases in the volume and intricacy of attacks have significantly expanded the risk exposure of businesses , and there is a critical shortage of skilled security professionals to mitigate it .
While small- and medium-sized businesses might not be the main focus for threat actors compared to large enterprises , it doesn ’ t necessarily mean they are safe from attack . In fact , nearly a third of small businesses recorded breaches or attacks in the past 12 months , indicating that organisations of any size are at risk .
For SMEs , endpoint protection is a critical first line of defence against cyberthreats . Endpoint protection safeguards a business ’ network whenever it ’ s accessed via remote devices like laptops and smartphones by monitoring these endpoint devices and protecting them from threats . threats and automating security tasks . This can include real-time monitoring and providing immediate alerts and responses to potential threats .
With AI , enterprises of all sizes can detect and prevent threats with speed and efficiency and secure a broader range of assets better than humans alone . They aren ’ t limited by how many people are in their security operations centre or the expertise of their team . Instead , they are empowered to see things in realtime , at scale and defend their environment against attacks they don ’ t yet understand in an infinitely scalable way .
Additionally , large enterprises and small businesses alike are challenged by managing the flood of alerts and uncontextualised event data generated from today ’ s cybersecurity threats . This is even more true for small businesses that typically don ’ t have fullyfledged security teams or the in-house capabilities to deal with incident data .
An AI-powered platform allows security analysts to ask questions in plain English , and the algorithm behind the scenes figures out what to do , translates it , summarises the results and applies automatic actions to remediate things . It ’ s completely transformative and allows every analyst to take the most advantage of the collected data . What would take a team hours or even days can be done in seconds , which is a true force multiplier .
Every month , we pose industry experts a question pertinent to the issues of the day . This month . . . .
AI-driven solutions like Endpoint Detection and Response ( EDR ) or Extended Detection and Response ( XDR ) can provide costeffective security by applying AI algorithms to quickly identify and respond to cybersecurity
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