Public-Private Cooperation Is Critical to AI-Driven Cyber Defense

This Fortinet commentary summarizes contributions to the World Economic Forum’s “Empowering Defenders: AI for Cybersecurity” paper, arguing that AI is transforming defensive operations but must be integrated responsibly with governance, quality data, workforce training, and public-private collaboration; it highlights the cybersecurity skills gap, the need for human oversight, practical adoption steps (pilot, validate, govern, scale), and that AI should augment rather than replace human analysts.