Gartner: How Security Teams Can Turn Hype Into Opportunity
DARKReading, Monday, June 9th, 2025
During the opening keynote at Gartner Security & Risk Management Summit 2025, analysts weighed in on how CISOs and security teams can use security fervor around AI and other tech to the betterment of their security posture.
Hype can be a detriment or an opportunity to improve one's security posture, according to the opening keynote at Gartner's Security & Risk Management Summit today.
The keynote, entitled "Harness the Hype: Turning Disruption Into Cybersecurity Opportunity," was hosted by Gartner distinguished vice president analysts Leigh McMullen and Katell Thielemann. The talk concerned the waves of hype that can take over the cyber industry, either through optimism for emerging technologies like AI or preoccupation with certain threats and risks.