AI, Machine Learning to Reach $47 Billion by 2020

According to the IBM Institute of Business Value (IBV), cognitive solutions are already seeing widespread adoption in other industries. Yet the security community is still in the early stages of pioneering cognitive security systems. Today, only 7% of security professionals claim to be using cognitive technologies--and a lack of internal skills in the area and competency are the main obstacles, both cited by 45% of respondents. That said, 21% said their organizations plan to use these solutions in the next two to three years--meaning that the use of cognitive security is set to triple within the next few years. Ironically, the staffing challenge is also a driver: "The 24/7 nature of security operations presents a challenge that is costly for most organizations to staff, which is where the appeal of cognitive-enabled security comes in--it never sleeps or fatigues," said Michael Pinch, CISO, University of Rochester, in the report.