Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence & the Future of Cybersecurity

Machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI) are not what most people imagine them to be. Far removed from R2-D2 or WALL-E, today's bots, sophisticated algorithms, and hyperscale computing can "learn" from past experiences to influence future outcomes. This ability to learn gives cybersecurity-focused Al and ML applications unrivaled speed and accuracy over their more basic, automated predecessors. This might sound like the long-awaited silver bullet, but AI and ML are unlikely, at least in the near future, to deliver the much-heralded "self-healing network." The technology does, however, bring to the table a previously unavailable smart layer that forms a critical first-response defense from hackers.