The rise of the machines: AI and machine learning in infosec

While AI and machine learning are buzzwords, Symantec's Nick Savvides said, during this year's AusCERT conference they have been a big deal in computing circles since the 1950s. But it was in the 1980s when AI came into mainstream thinking a culture. It was movies like War Games and The Terminator, and TV shows like Knight Rider that took this important technology and moved it into mainstream consciousness. Savvides pointed to KITT, the automotive star of Knight Rider, as an example of what AI might one day deliver. "It had the ability to perceive, to provide constant analysis and make decisions," said Savvides.