Gartner: How Security Teams Can Turn Hype Into Opportunity

Gartner keynote advised organizations to turn hype—particularly around generative and agentic AI—into an opportunity to strengthen security by adopting mission-aligned transparency (PLAs), outcome-driven metrics (ODMs), AI literacy and controlled experimentation; speakers cautioned against fear-driven purchases, urged tracking and classifying AI tool usage and risks, and recommended adapting incident response and protection funding discussions with concrete, costed options.