According to a recent worldwide study, people in New Zealand generally support cyber security but are concerned about artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities. The results of the National Cyber Security Centre's NCSC yearly poll, "Oh Behave!" have been made public. The study gathered responses from more than 6,500 people in seven countries: New Zealand, the US, Canada, Germany, the UK, Australia, and India.
The NCSC's Director of Mission Enablement, Michael Jagusch, sees the results as a significant plus for New Zealand. "The overall findings show that, compared to other countries, New Zealanders are more confident online and know that being secure online isn't hard to do," Jagusch said. Additionally, he pointed out that only 38% of New Zealanders believe their devices are automatically secure. "Observing that is encouraging," he continued.
Cyber Security Behaviors
The study discovered that New Zealanders have the right attitude regarding cyber security practices.
- Of all the countries polled, 35% indicated they always back up their critical data.
- When clicking links, 69% of the participants stated they "always" or "very often" look for signs of phishing.
- Of the seven countries studied, just 35% indicated they considered cybersecurity difficult. In contrast, over 60% said staying secure online was feasible and "worth the effort."
New Zealand Survey
The poll focused a lot on developing artificial intelligence (AI) techniques. New Zealanders also expressed concern about the new technology.
- New Zealanders showed the least confidence, 48%, in their capacity to differentiate AI-generated content among participants.
- Additionally, Kiwis were the least inclined 28% to give private company information to an AI system.
- And just 47% of those surveyed indicated they believed businesses could use AI ethically.
The National Cybersecurity Alliance's Executive Director, Lisa Plaggemier, stated, "The growing concern about AI-related cybercrime reflects a heightened awareness of the digital threats we face." However, it's clear that additional training and resources are required, given that more than half (56%) of international participants didn't even use AI technologies and that most (55%) of those who did weren't warned about the hazards.
We must continue to provide clear, actionable guidance to assist people in comprehending and managing the risks linked with AI and ensuring they can safeguard themselves and their families in an increasingly digital world.
Corporate security teams
Corporate security teams need to be more skilled to be caught down on tickets, stated Brian Murphy, the founder and CEO of Relia Quest. Integrating our AI Agent into the Grey Matter platform, with a decade of expertise and data, gets security teams out of monotonous alerts that take too much time and add little value to security operations. It gets them to the right outcomes for their business within minutes, not hours or days.
AI Agent in the security industry
Regarding the valuable uses of the new AI Agent in the security sector, Dannie Combs, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer at Donnelley Financial Solutions, stated: "There has been a lot of talk about AI in the security sector, but there aren't many real-world uses that allow cyber teams to conduct helpful investigations right now.
ReliaQuest's new AI agent represents the future of security. This feature will enable us to investigate unusual behaviors without losing control or visibility because it can operate across our different tech stacks."