Cisco report finds AI & machine learning still hot topics in cybersecurity

Artificial intelligence and machine learning in cybersecurity prove to be hot topics amongst security professionals and they're looking to spend more on tools that can do those very tasks, according to the 11th Cisco 2018 Annual Cybersecurity Report. According to the report, machine learning is able to help enhance network security and defences by learning how to detect unusual traffic patterns in cloud and IoT environments. That technology is in hot demand, particularly as the volume of legitimate and malicious web traffic grows. According to Cisco statistics from October 2017, 50% of web traffic is encrypted. Over a 12-month period, Cisco researchers also spotted a threefold increase in malware samples that used encrypted network communication.