RANT Virtual Roundtable in partnership with Darktrace

The more things change, the more they stay the same. It’s only a cliche because it’s true: and it applies to cybersecurity just as strongly as it does to other walks of life.

Take large language models and so-called AI. As these technologies have become everyday tools for millions of people, they have had impacts on cybersecurity – but they haven’t changed any of the basics. And, while genAI has been dominating global conversations about the future of digital defence, email still remains the way most threats get through.

There’s plenty of evidence that attackers are using LLMs to help them write and direct better phishing campaigns, but genAI can help defend against these threats, too: particularly if the business adopts a subtly but significantly revised mindset. Instead of looking to so-called AIs to help you respond more quickly to attacks, what if you used these tools to better secure the enterprise?

Our friends at Darktrace have been using machine-learning technology to help secure businesses since before ChatGPT was a gleam in Sam Altman’s eye – and although it’s their network tools that they’re best known for, they’ve been offering email security solutions from day one. Rather than adding hype-driven AI bells and whistles to tools that seek out inbound threats, their approach involves deploying ML tools across the business, and quickly building up a digital “pattern of life”. Once the system knows what normal looks like, spotting the abnormal becomes easier – and means you’re not reliant on knowing an attack signature before it hits.

Join a group of your fellow cybersecurity leaders, and representatives of Darktrace, to discuss how to look past the AI hype, how you can leverage ML to help make your email security more resilient, and how understanding what hasn’t changed can help you fight back against whatever threats might be headed your way next.