Artificial intelligence has become the primary driver of new cybersecurity spending, with about 70% of chief information security officers prioritizing AI investments for automating security operations and enhancing identity and access management. Despite overall security budgets growing modestly by 5%, AI-related spending is reshaping strategies as organizations adopt AI to detect software flaws and threats, while expecting it to create new cybersecurity roles rather than reduce headcount.
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