Last week, we talked about the fact that all kinds of systems and industries are under threat from cyberattacks, and many still aren’t well-prepared. Thankfully, there are many cybersecurity players that work on solutions to protect cyber systems, especially the most critical ones, such as infrastructure, government systems, server farms, etc.

Increasingly, these cybersecurity companies are incorporating AI in order to be able to react faster to emerging threats and to become more efficient overall.

While almost all companies want human control over their cybersecurity tools, or their dedicated security operations centers, which means that cybersecurity can’t be completely automated, Artificial Intelligence can still automate some tasks.

AI can automatically monitor an organization’s or a company’s systems, ex. helping detect any anomalies that should be looked into by human cybersecurity professionals.

Since there’s a shortage of (human) professionals in cybersecurity as the threat grows, it naturally means that demand for cybersecurity is fast-growing. All players are interested in using their human cyber assets as effectively and efficiently as possible.

When humans waste time with tasks that can be automated, AI can handle some of those tasks, meaning humans can focus on the more relevant tasks.

Detecting incoming threats is another area where AI comes into play. It is, for example, not possible for human cyber professionals to check every incoming email across an entire company, but AI tools can check incoming email traffic for potential threats like phishing. If anomalies or potential warning signs are detected, AI systems can warn users and notify a human professional that can take a closer look.

There are many companies in the cybersecurity field, and multiples of those are employing Artificial Intelligence already. Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ: PANW), for example, is pushing heavily in the AI in cybersecurity area. The company has developed a system called Precision AI that uses machine learning and other technologies to improve security controls.

Other cybersecurity companies, like CrowdStrike (NASDAQ: CRWD), are moving in the same direction, which, in CrowdStrike’s case, includes its Charlotte AI platform that is an AI assistant with a cyber security focus.

The AI Cybersecurity Players

Investors can buy into cybersecurity companies that are leveraging Artificial Intelligence, like Palo Alto Networks, CrowdStrike, or Fortinet (NASDAQ: FTNT).

All of these Artificial Intelligence users require massive computing power to train and run their algorithms, which is where other companies come into play. NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA) is the king in the AI data center industry, of course, but companies like Dell Technologies (NASDAQ: DELL) or Oracle Corporation (NASDAQ: ORCL) benefit from the same trends.

More companies running more AI systems to combat cyber threats mean more demand for AI computing power, where hardware and infrastructure players will benefit.

Investors can also choose among some of our top Artificial Intelligence picks to benefit from increased Artificial Intelligence usage in the cyber industry and across many other industries.