The Convergence of AI and Cybersecurity: Opportunities for Resilience in the Digital Era

Asma  Javaid; Shamsa  Mansab; Fuhmida  Suduf; Ishrak  Alim; Jawaid  Iqbal

doi:10.62019/qyepqv31

Authors

Asma Javaid Department of Software Engineering The University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir Muzaffarabad
Shamsa Mansab Department of Information Technology Riphah International University, Faisalabad, Pakistan.
Fuhmida Suduf Department of Artificial Intelligence Riphah International University, Faisalabad, Pakistan.
Ishrak Alim Department of Accounting Analytics University of New Haven, USA
Jawaid Iqbal Faculty of Computing Riphah International University Islamabad

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.62019/qyepqv31

Abstract

The aim of the paper is to address the intersection between Artificial Intelligence (AI) and cybersecurity by evaluating the awareness, adoption, opportunities, challenges, and prospects of analytics profession in the technology and security sectors of Pakistan. Their purpose was to assess how AI introduction would influence cyber defense systems and clarify the key issues that have the biggest influence on its integration into critical infrastructures. The quantitative descriptive research design was adhered to, and the assistance of a structured close-ended questionnaire was used whereby 200 professionals in the game of IT, cybersecurity, academia, government/defense and banking/finance were sent the questionnaire. Data analysis was performed on the basis of the Statistical Package of the Social Sciences (SPSS) that employed the descriptive statistics such as frequencies, percentages, means, medians and modes. The findings were discussed as reflecting the existing tendencies and perspectives on AI application in cybersecurity activities. The results have shown that the awareness of AI-based systems and the adoption of AI-based system in terms of cybersecurity is high, and respondents were in a firm agreement on the fact that AI would enhance fraud detection systems, predictive threat detection and resistance against advanced attacks. However, certain significant challenges have also been seen including adversarial AI risks, ethical and privacy concerns, high costs of implementation, absence of skilled experts. Despite these obstacles, the future AI in cybersecurity held a lot of hope among the respondents, and additional investment, regulation, and multi-sector collaboration is needed to promote responsible and efficient usage. The paper provides practical implication to the policy-makers, cybersecurity decision-makers and technology strategists by identifying both the strategic benefit and operational restrictions of AI implementation. It also highlights the importance of ethical governance, capacity building and continuous training in order to achieve safe and sustainable implementation of AI in cybersecurity facilities. This study contributes to the existing body of AI-based cybersecurity research on the developing country prism, which considers the example of Pakistan. It offers an opportunity to put into perspective the promising and challenging part of the opportunities of innovation and ethical implementation of AI in the critical national systems and offers a context-oriented framework of increasing the technological resilience.

Author Biography

Jawaid Iqbal , Faculty of Computing Riphah International University Islamabad

Associate Professor

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