ITI to House Homeland Committee: Seize AI’s Capability to Empower Cyber Talent
WASHINGTON – Today, global tech trade association ITI submitted written testimony (opens in a new tab) to the U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection, emphasizing the role that artificial intelligence (AI) should play in reducing the security workload and empowering cybersecurity professionals. ITI also highlighted that properly applying AI systems, services, and capabilities can help solve one of the biggest challenges facing the security operations workforce – the amount of time and energy that must be put into simply collecting and organizing data.
“We commend the Committee’s focus on addressing the cybersecurity workforce and skills gap. In the constantly evolving and fast-moving technology ecosystem, the expanded use of AI will benefit both attackers and defenders,” ITI said in its testimony. “It is incumbent on governments and the private sector to realize and invest in AI-enabled cybersecurity services and tools to raise the cost of conducting cyberattacks and ease the workload on security professionals.”
ITI’s testimony also covers its work through its AI Futures Initiative (opens in a new tab), which crafts action-oriented AI policy recommendations to address emerging AI questions in the U.S. and globally.
Read ITI’s full testimony. (opens in a new tab)