Generative AI in Cybersecurity: Balancing Innovation and Risk

The integration of generative AI into cybersecurity operations represents both unprecedented opportunity and emerging risk. While these technologies offer powerful capabilities for threat analysis, incident response, and security automation, they simultaneously introduce new attack vectors that adversaries are rapidly exploiting. The cybersecurity community faces a critical challenge: how to harness AI's defensive potential whilst maintaining robust protection against AI-enabled threats. Organisations across sectors are grappling with questions of responsible adoption, governance frameworks, and risk management strategies. In this guidance, CERT-EU examines the dual nature of generative AI in cybersecurity, providing practical recommendations for security teams seeking to balance innovation with vigilance. Drawing from operational experience and threat landscape analysis, this resource offers actionable insights for navigating the complex decision-making process surrounding AI adoption in security contexts.