{"id":16068,"date":"2026-07-08T07:16:54","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T07:16:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/outsourcing-today.ro\/?p=16068"},"modified":"2026-07-08T07:17:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T07:17:09","slug":"pwc-expands-ai-powered-cyber-defense-capabilities-through-collaboration-with-openai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/outsourcing-today.ro\/?p=16068","title":{"rendered":"PwC expands AI-powered cyber defense capabilities through collaboration with OpenAI"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p> Cybersecurity has entered a new era. As threat actors increasingly leverage advanced technologies to scale attacks and move faster, defenders face mounting pressure to identify, investigate, and respond to threats with greater speed and precision, <strong>says Avinash Rajeev, Principal, Cyber, Risk and Regulatory, PwC US<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the same time, organizations are managing growing volumes and complexities of security data, as well as existing technologies and an ever-expanding threat landscape. We believe AI can play an important role in helping security teams strengthen their defenses, augment human expertise, and improve decision-making across cybersecurity operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That&#8217;s why we&#8217;re collaborating with OpenAI to help bring advanced AI capabilities into trusted, enterprise-grade cybersecurity workflows. Together, we are exploring opportunities to incorporate advanced AI capabilities into managed cyber defense services and governed security operations workflows designed to help organizations improve threat analysis, accelerate investigations, and ultimately strengthen overall defensive operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By embedding AI into structured, controlled processes, organizations can benefit from AI-enhanced cyber defense while maintaining the oversight, risk management principles, and operational controls required in enterprise environments. This approach allows AI to be deployed responsibly and effectively, supporting cyber defenders across core capabilities.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOrganizations are looking for ways to strengthen cyber resilience while minimizing capital investment. This is where PwC\u2019s managed cybersecurity services can help. The use of advanced AI in our managed cybersecurity services can accelerate analysis and prioritize threats, enabling a more efficient response &#8211; all at a lower cost than traditional approaches. This collaboration reflects our commitment to helping clients realize the benefits of AI through practical, secure, and scalable cyber defense solutions.\u201dTim Canonico,PwC Principal, Global and US Managed Services Leader<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3>Advancing cyber defense through AI-enabled workflows<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Security teams are increasingly challenged to identify and respond to threats at machine speed. AI can help augment cyber defenders by accelerating analysis, surfacing insights from complex datasets, and supporting more efficient security operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As organizations work to strengthen cyber capabilities, we are driving the application of advanced AI capabilities across a range of defensive cybersecurity workflows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These efforts align with our broader work helping clients modernize threat defense programs through our&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwc.com\/us\/en\/services\/consulting\/cybersecurity-data-tech-risk\/ai-powered-cyber-defense.html\">AI-Driven Security services<\/a>, enhance attack surface analysis, strengthen and secure software development lifecycles, and move toward more rapid remediation of vulnerabilities and code at scale. Potential applications include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Accelerating threat intelligence analysis and reporting<\/li><li>Supporting security operations center (SOC) investigations and alert triage<\/li><li>Streamlining incident response summaries and documentation<\/li><li>Enhancing vulnerability prioritization and remediation planning<\/li><li>Improving attack surface and exposure analysis<\/li><li>Improving overall security hygiene by hardening infrastructure and applications<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>These capabilities are designed to operate within managed cyber defense services and security workflows, allowing organizations to benefit from AI-assisted outcomes while maintaining appropriate controls over inputs, outputs and user access.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3>Building trust into AI-powered cyber defense<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The promise of AI in cybersecurity extends beyond speed and efficiency. To deliver value at enterprise scale, organizations should establish the safeguards, governance frameworks and operational controls necessary for responsible deployment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We believe trust should be built into every AI-enabled cybersecurity capability from the start. As AI becomes more deeply embedded into security operations, governance, transparency and oversight will remain critical to helping organizations deploy technologies safely, responsibly and in alignment with their objectives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our collaboration with OpenAI reflects a shared commitment to advancing secure and responsible AI adoption. By bringing advanced AI capabilities into purpose-built security workflows, we can help organizations balance innovation with trust, helping cyber teams move faster while maintaining strong governance and security standards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3>Preparing for the future of cyber defense<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>AI is rapidly becoming an essential component of modern cybersecurity programs. Organizations that can effectively combine human expertise, operational processes, and AI-powered capabilities will be well positioned to identify emerging threats, improve resilience, and respond more effectively to cyber risk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This collaboration represents another step in our broader effort to help organizations responsibly adopt AI throughout core cyber defense functions. Across our alliance ecosystem, we continue to invest in innovative technologies and capabilities that help clients strengthen cyber resilience while maintaining the trust, governance and security required to realize the full potential of AI.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As the threat landscape evolves, we remain focused on helping clients combine trusted technology alliances, deep cyber expertise, and AI-powered innovation to support organizations in becoming more resilient.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2>About PwC<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>At PwC, we help clients build trust and reinvent so they can turn complexity into competitive advantage. We\u2019re a tech-forward, people-empowered network with more than 364,000 people in 136 countries and 137 territories. Across audit and assurance, tax and legal, deals and consulting, we help clients build, accelerate, and sustain momentum. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwc.com\/us\/en\/about-us\/newsroom\/press-releases\/pwc-openai-cyber-defense-capabilities.html\">PwC and OpenAI expand AI cyber defense: PwC<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cybersecurity has entered a new era. 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