Why Artificial Intelligence Is On The Frontlines In Cybersecurity
Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly ushering in the Fourth Industrial Revolution and is taking a central role in every type of business division and organization imaginable. The IT industry is at the forefront of the adoption curve, with AI being deployed most successfully in cybersecurity, protecting a company’s infrastructure, data and digital assets.???
The State of Cybersecurity
Security operations at a mid-size company generate more than 200,000 alerts on an average day. These alerts often relate to repetitive problems, such as employees trying to log in to digital networks using the wrong credentials. However, the alerts can also indicate more severe issues, such as evidence of unusual user behavior—like a logged-in user instantly teleporting from a campus location to a jurisdiction many thousands of miles away.?
The amount of human capital and organizational resources required to adequately investigate more than 200,000 incidents, even with a massive Fortune 500 IT budget, is extremely challenging - if not impossible - for the vast majority of companies. Additionally, cybersecurity professionals are in extremely high demand, and most organizations’ IT teams are struggling just to maintain normal daily activities. It is simply not feasible or cost-effective to pursue every single incident notification.
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Security is Easily Compromised
All it takes is a single misplaced mouse click to trigger a phishing operation that can lead to a costly and reputation-destroying data breach. The average cost of a data breach in the U.S. is more than $8.64 million, a sum that can climb exponentially depending on the type of corporate or customer data leaked, by who, and for what purpose.?
As a result, most organizations face severe and persistent cyber threats every day, with too many unable to interpret the security alerts they receive adequately, leaving little chance of ensuring 100% visibility in real-time. That’s where artificial intelligence (AI) systems come in.?