The survey, performed at RSA Conference 2020, reflects the need for security organizations to incorporate both AI and human element offerings

WhiteHat Security, an independent subsidiary of NTT Ltd. and a leading application security provider, today released the results of its “AI and Human Element Security Sentiment Study,” based on a survey of 102 industry professionals at RSA Conference 2020. The research revealed that while over half of organizations use artificial intelligence (AI) or machine learning in their security stack, nearly 60 percent are still more confident in cyberthreat findings verified by humans over AI.

The survey responses, along with the theme of “Human Element” at RSA Conference 2020, reflect the need for security organizations to incorporate both AI- and human-centric offerings, especially in the application security space. Three-quarters of respondents use an application security tool, and more than 40 percent of those application security solutions use both AI-based and human-based verification.

AI and machine learning have provided several advantages for cybersecurity professionals overall the past several years, especially in the face of the technology talent gap, which has left 45 percent of respondents’ companies lacking a sufficiently staffed cybersecurity team.

More than 70 percent of respondents agree that AI-based tools made their cybersecurity teams more efficient by eliminating over 55 percent of mundane tasks. Nearly 40 percent of respondents also feel their stress levels have decreased since incorporating AI tools into their security stack, and of those particular participants, 65 percent claim these tools allow them to focus more closely on cyberattack mitigation and preventive measures than before.

However, a majority of respondents emphasize there are skills that the human element provides that AI and machine learning simply cannot match. Despite the number of advantages AI-based technologies offer, respondents also reflected on the benefits the human element provides cybersecurity teams. Thirty percent of respondents cited intuition as the most important human element, 21 percent emphasized the importance of creativity, and nearly 20 percent agreed that previous experience and frame of reference is the most critical human advantage.

“With the growing cyberthreat landscape, it is imperative for security tools and organizations to have a combination of both AI and the human element so there can be continuous risk evaluation with verified results,” said Anthony Bettini, CTO at WhiteHat Security. “For all its advantages, AI is still heavily reliant on humans to be successful. Human monitoring and continuous input are required if AI software is to successfully learn and adapt. This is why the human element will never be completely eradicated from the security process.”

To access the report with the complete findings of the survey, please visit: https://info.whitehatsec.com/Content-2020-AIHumanSecurityReport_LPNew.html?utm_source=website&utm_medium=0320-Website-AIHumanSecurityReport.

To learn more about how WhiteHat Security incorporates both machine learning technologies and human verification, visit https://www.whitehatsec.com.

About WhiteHat Security

WhiteHat Security is the leading advisor for application security with the most comprehensive platform powered by artificial and human intelligence. Trusted for nearly two decades by mid-sized to Fortune 500 organizations, WhiteHat Security empowers secure DevOps by continuously assessing the risk of software assets throughout the software development life cycle (SDLC). The company is an independent, wholly-owned subsidiary of NTT Ltd. and is based in San Jose, California, with regional offices across the U.S. and Europe.

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After seeing great success for their online platform, EdTech startup WhiteHat Jr. today announced its plans to bring their artificial intelligence and robotics coding curriculum to schools across the country. Coding and artificial intelligence has gained immense interest amongst schools in recent times, not just for future-proofing the next generation, but also as a result of government policy.

Earlier this year, Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) decided to include artificial intelligence in their syllabus for students from class 8 to 10 as an optional subject and coding is quickly spreading as a viral phenomenon amongst kids across the country.

WhiteHat Jr. will collaborate with schools in three different models. In the first model, the company will license their curriculum to schools where they will train teachers on the curriculum and on how to best deliver it to students. In the second model, the EdTech startup will supplement the school’s existing computer science class and teach students in the schools’ computer labs via 1:1 live, online classes. In the third model, WhiteHat Jr. will help schools form post-school coding clubs and conduct coding classes to complement their existing computer science curriculum.

Mrs. Kajal Chhatija, Principal, Global Talent International School, said: “Learning coding and AI from a young age will soon become a culture. We are in the age of collaboration and integration in which they are essential skills to make our students future-ready and should be taught right from an early age. The concepts must be introduced in the foundational years like recognition of alphabets, numbers and phonics. As educators, we face difficulty in translating a highly technical field like coding into a structured, sequential curriculum that can be learned by the children across all ages. WhiteHat Jr’s specially developed curriculum covers technologies like AI and Machine Learning in an interactive and engaging way and the best part are the 1:1 online classes. We’re excited to collaborate with them to make our students at GTIS future-ready for coding and AI.”

About the initiative, Karan Bajaj, founder and CEO, WhiteHat Jr. said, “While kids today learn the basics of computing in schools, there is an immediate need for a comprehensive and well researched approach to teaching them coding. We’ve developed the world’s first coding curriculum for kids which includes cutting-edge fields such as AI, robotics, machine learning and space tech. Our curriculum has been created by MIT/IIT computer scientists and we have seen proven results over the past year. We believe that there are great synergies for schools to collaborate with us and we are witnessing an overwhelming demand from schools across the country. We’re currently in discussions with over 150 schools to roll this program out.”

Over the past year, young kids have created some incredible apps on WhiteHat Jr.’s platform. 7-year-old Hirranyaa Rajani has created a sign language app for the hearing-impaired children while 8-year-old Shrey Shah has created a 24×7 School Communication channel like Slack where parents, kids and teachers can be connected at any point in time and post real-time questions.

WhiteHat Jr has also rolled out a program where top 1% of kids on the platform will have a chance to get an all-expense paid trip along with one of their parents to Silicon Valley to be mentored by top entrepreneurs and venture capitalists.

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