{"id":647,"date":"2018-04-17T03:45:17","date_gmt":"2018-04-17T00:45:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kusuaks7\/?p=252"},"modified":"2025-08-04T14:26:54","modified_gmt":"2025-08-04T14:26:54","slug":"why-ai-is-exactly-what-the-cybersecurity-industry-needs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.experfy.com\/blog\/ai-ml\/why-ai-is-exactly-what-the-cybersecurity-industry-needs\/","title":{"rendered":"Why AI is Exactly What the Cybersecurity Industry Needs"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tReady to learn Machine Learning? Browse courses<\/a>\u00a0like\u00a0Machine Learning Foundations: Supervised Learning<\/a> developed by industry thought leaders and Experfy in Harvard Innovation Lab.<\/em><\/strong>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAlmost a year after WannaCry, the trend of evolving cyberattacks doesn\u2019t seem to have slowed down. Large organizations like the National Health Service (NHS), Maersk, Equifax and Uber have all fallen victim to cyberattacks this year. Instead of creating new malware, attackers have started to upgrade existing variants by configuring them with the right threat evasion parameters. In 2018, it\u2019s clear that companies need to adopt a high-level cyber security mechanism to keep their data safe and secure.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWhile some organizations are still wondering how to brace their networks with the right threat detection and breach prevention technology, many CIOs and CISOs have already begun to incorporate artificial intelligence (AI) into their organization\u2019s cybersecurity plan.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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What Is AI?<\/strong><\/h3><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tArtificial intelligence is a machine or program that\u2019s created to perform a task by simulating human cognition. Generally, AI is provided with datasets and sensory parameters that make it capable of analyzing its environment and taking the best-suited action for a predefined situation. Most AI today is known as weak AI, designed to perform a specific task or a narrow domain of tasks.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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How Can AI Make a Difference?<\/strong><\/h3><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThese days, malware is developed to be adaptive (meaning it contains minor AI attributes). This type of malicious software can analyze an organization\u2019s environment, monitor their network\u2019s vulnerability level and wait for a gateway to open so it can breach their network. If a malware variant is both autonomous and adaptive, the chance of a breach is overwhelmingly high, regardless of platform or device.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDepending on how efficient an organization is, it can take them minutes, days or even weeks to detect a malware breach in their network. AI can help technicians detect threats the moment they emerge.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWhen we consider SQL injections, humans simply don\u2019t have enough time to look at every SQL injection and confirm whether those attempts were successful or not. As organizations accumulate data, the responsibility to secure their networks can become an immense burden if the advantages of AI aren\u2019t utilized. There is no organization in the world that can efficiently detect each and every SQL injection without the help of AI.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAccording to a recent report by Spiceworks, 30 percent of organizations have already applied AI to their IT department, while 25 percent are in line to adopt AI next year.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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How Is Machine Learning Different from AI?\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAI is ideal for identifying, analyzing and understanding a situation as well as taking action based on predefined algorithms. Machine learning is an application of AI, with the goal to program computers so they can act on their own. From face recognition to smarter web search suggestions, there are many modern applications of machine learning that are already using data analysis to improve user experience.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tArtificial neural networks (ANNs) are one of the most popular technologies associated with machine learning. An ANN is essentially a computer mechanism where systems learn progressively and improve task performance by analyzing and understanding examples, all without any decisions preprogrammed at the back end.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tModern cybersecurity solutions can employ an ANN to help admins analyze any new emerging threats and handle the situation with the right mitigation procedures. Machine learning doesn\u2019t just help IT teams identify threats via a smarter alerting system; machine learning can also prevent future breaches by continuously monitoring networks for established threat patterns.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFor instance, take a look at the case of two ransomware variants, WannaCry and Petya. Exploiting the infamous EternalBlue vulnerability, WannaCry hit organizations in May of this year. Just a month later, Petya used the same exploit to infect even more organizations, including global shipping company Maersk. AI-enabled systems could have studied WannaCry\u2019s impact and automatically patched machines that were prone to EternalBlue, avoiding the second wave of ransomware attacks from Petya.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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Is AI Ready to Be Deployed?<\/strong><\/h3><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDespite major breakthroughs like Elon Musk\u2019s self-driving cars or Saudi Arabia\u2019s new robot Sophia, strong AI has yet to be developed and is still undergoing research and analysis. Some firms have already started employing machine learning to secure their IT departments, but the loopholes associated with AI have not been explored yet. Until organizations that are curious about AI have a clear set of prerequisites and multiple test cases (including both successful and failed cases), their best bet is to stay safe by keeping all vulnerabilities and loopholes periodically patched with the current tools at hand.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMany CIOs have already decided to embrace threat detection and breach prevention solutions for security information and event management (SIEM), endpoint security, identity and access management, and enterprise mobility management (EMM) to keep their organizations secure.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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Pairing AI with SIEM, Endpoint Security and EMM<\/strong><\/h3><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCertain machine learning techniques will soon be tightly incorporated with SIEM,\u00a0endpoint security and EMM<\/a>. Leveraging AI for enterprise security will hopefully follow in the next 10 to 15 years, but the downside of slow adoption is that organizations will be playing catch-up with cybercriminals who are already employing AI to infiltrate networks.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGiven the current technological trends, machine intelligence will continue to develop and strong AI will eventually become a reality. In the future, we\u2019ll see whether industry predictions come true and it becomes common place for organizations to employ AI in their cybersecurity framework. By combining an organization\u2019s IT department with an advanced cybersecurity framework, AI is just what organizations need to prevent increasingly complex cyberattacks.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\nAs first published in\u00a0Cyber Defense Magazine<\/a>.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The trend of evolving cyberattacks doesn’t seem to have slowed down. Instead of creating new malware, attackers have started to upgrade existing variants by configuring them with the right threat evasion parameters. In 2018, it’s clear that companies need to adopt a high-level cyber security mechanism to keep their data safe and secure.By combining an organization’s IT department with an advanced cybersecurity framework, AI is just what organizations need to prevent increasingly complex cyberattacks. Many CIOs and CISOs have already begun to incorporate artificial intelligence (AI) into their organization’s cybersecurity plan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":275,"featured_media":3482,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[183],"tags":[97],"ppma_author":[1802],"class_list":["post-647","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ai-ml","tag-artificial-intelligence"],"authors":[{"term_id":1802,"user_id":275,"is_guest":0,"slug":"giridhara-raam","display_name":"Giridhara Raam","avatar_url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&r=g","user_url":"","last_name":"Raam","first_name":"Giridhara","job_title":"","description":"Giridhara Raam is a cybersecurity analyst and GDPR researcher at ManageEngine, a division of Zoho Corp. His recent e-book on GDPR compliance, "Fourteen endpoint management features that can help you achieve and sustain GDPR compliance," helped enterprises understand how endpoint security helps in data protection and user privacy."}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.experfy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/647","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.experfy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.experfy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.experfy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/275"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.experfy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=647"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.experfy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/647\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":38018,"href":"https:\/\/www.experfy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/647\/revisions\/38018"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.experfy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3482"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.experfy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=647"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.experfy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=647"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.experfy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=647"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.experfy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ppma_author?post=647"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}