Security News > 2023 > August > Organizations invest in AI tools to elevate email security
To counteract new and emerging threat methods enhanced by artificial intelligence, specialized email security vendors are leveraging a synergy of AI and human insights to enhance email security, according to IRONSCALES and Osterman Research.
Over 74% of respondents have experienced an increase in the use of AI by cybercriminals in the past six months, and over 85% believe that AI will be used to circumvent their existing email security technologies.
77% of organizations now consider email security a top 3 priority for their organization-virtually all of the security leaders surveyed expect AI to be moderately or extremely important to their future email defenses.
Strengthening defenses with AI-enabled email security solutions.
Nine out of ten organizations have implemented an AI-enabled email security solution beyond what their cloud email provider offers.
The report emphasizes AI's dual role in preserving and enhancing detection efficacy, noting that adoption of AI-enabled email security has proven essential for organizations, with 42% maintaining their previous detection standards and 35% experiencing an improvement beyond their earlier baseline.
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