AI in cyber: Using artificial intelligence create more resilient cyber security

Cyber attacks and threats are considered major disruptors to businesses, nations and consumers alike. Artificial intelligence is seen as a major disruptive force too, but of the positive kind, fuelling a new era of hyper connectivity, hyper intelligence and hyper performance. An increasingly complex business environment is leading organisations to embrace forms of artificial intelligence such as machine learning and facial recognition technology, while using data to build more intimate relationships with consumers. But the flip side of these innovations is that the'attack surfaces' of an organisation are multiplying, creating a fast-growing world of vulnerability to cyber crime that didn't exist before. At the same time, AI use is on the rise among cyber criminals, who are using it to help drive attacks, employing the technology to uncover unsecured points of entry in enterprise networks.