Majority of Execs Embrace AI, Machine Learning

Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning for security may be soon reaching a tipping point: In a global survey of C-suite executives, Radware found that about four in five (81%) reported having already or recently implemented more reliance on automated solutions. Some 57% of executives report trusting automated systems that employ AI and machine learning as much or more than humans to protect their organizations. Two in five (38%) executives indicated that within two years, automated security systems would be the primary resource for managing cybersecurity. "Businesses have to fight fire with fire," said Carl Herberger, vice president of security solutions at Radware. "Today's threat actors continue to build highly automated and adaptive tools, like the Mirai and Hajime botnets. These attacks can wreak catastrophic damage to a network. Executives that aren't yet fighting these new dynamic threats with continuously adaptive attack detection and mitigation capabilities are putting their organization at risk."