Role of Artificial Intelligence in Digital Transformation for Enhancing Cybersecurity

Digital technology continues to evolve rapidly, driving innovation and societal change in nearly every field. Digital technology refers to using electronic devices, systems, and software to create, store, process, and transmit data in digital form. Currently, artificial intelligence (AI) is not just a tool but is a collaborator, where the integration in all the fields drives innovation much faster. As organizations increasingly adopt digital technologies, they face growing cybersecurity challenges. This paper explores enhancing cybersecurity with the integration of AI within the context of digital transformation. AI offers promising solutions in mitigating the cyber threats more effectively. This research examines key AI applications in cybersecurity, including threat detection, phishing, vulnerability and patch management, anomaly identification, automated incident response, network security, malware analysis and fraud detection. It also discusses the potential limitations and ethical considerations of AI-driven cybersecurity. This paper highlights the importance of integrating AI technologies with human expertise to create robust cybersecurity frameworks in the era of digital transformation and presents the challenges and future directions to researchers in the field of integration of AI in cybersecurity.