Security | Threat Detection | Cyberattacks | DevSecOps | Compliance

AI-assisted development crossed the “cool demo” threshold long ago. It is now a daily workflow. Generate code. Refactor. Run tests. Spin up infrastructure. Deploy.

Here’s an unsettling truth: While 80% of organizations are adopting AI, only 6% have any form of AI security strategy in place (SandboxAQ 2025 AI Security Benchmark report). It’s like buying a Porsche 911 without locks or keys, a cash-guzzling public service car whose cost you’re apparently happy to bear.

AI coding assistants have fundamentally changed development velocity. With tools like Augment Code, developers can now build and iterate at a pace that was unimaginable just a few years ago. However, this explosion in speed has created a new challenge: security teams, often still relying on manual review processes, are becoming the bottleneck.

Every superhero needs a sidekick. For your network and security teams, that is Cato’s ASK AI Assistant, our new AI Assistant built to help you see, solve, and secure faster than ever. This isn’t a basic Q&A tool. It brings customer-specific information and ability to work with other tools to answer complex questions.

Enterprise AI adoption moved fast. Speed mattered. Shipping mattered. Getting AI into production mattered. That phase is over. Security leaders are now asking a harder question: whether the AI already embedded in security operations is safe, explainable, and aligned with how modern SOC teams actually work. The focus has shifted from adoption to trust, specifically explainability, governance, and operational fit.

AI automation for managed service providers is creating a major shift from reactive to proactive service delivery, allowing MSPs to streamline ticket handling, accelerate resolution times, and operate far more efficiently. Real-world data shows that AI-driven automation can help service desks close significantly more tickets per technician by automating triage and routine tasks, while also reducing operational costs by 25 to 40 percent** through improved workflow efficiency and reduced manual labor.