Tighter cybersecurity is a priority for most companies. But good help is so hard to find.

Qualified employees in cybersecurity are in such short supply and the surging need in this field is so great that consulting firms, security companies and businesses are turning to artificial intelligence to help plug the gaps.

An expected one million jobs in cybersecurity will go unfilled this year world-wide, the Information Systems Audit and Control Association says. Many companies that do fill open roles use employees from other departments or recent graduates who are untested in corporate cybersecurity.

And what’s really troubling, while many companies rely on a scarce number of human experts to defend their data, cybercriminals can marshal thousands of computers to launch attacks.

Many companies offer clients AI and machine-learning platforms to help support them identifying and countering threats. But when outsourcing is not an option, the answer for many companies will be to give their staff better tools.

But no matter how sophisticated AI cybersecurity products get, some experts see a need for humans to remain at the controls and actively involved...

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