Rise of the machines for cyber defense: Artificial intelligence to augment IoT security amidst growing attack vectors

Today's security teams are tasked with protecting critical embedded, IT, and business systems from a growing number of cyber threats, some of which can mutate to expose vulnerabilities and evade traditional defense mechanisms. In this interview with Amir Husain, Founder and CEO of SparkCognition, he addresses the shortcomings of traditional security technologies against advanced attacks, such as Stuxnet, and reveals how artificial intelligence (AI) can augment the expertise of security professionals equipped with limited resources. With all the attack vectors in the Internet of Things (IoT), what is the biggest challenge security teams face? HUSAIN: The challenge is enormous and actually has two dimensions. First, attacks are becoming more sophisticated and the likelihood is increasing that an attack that has never been seen before will target physical infrastructure.