Artificial Intelligence in Cybersecurity: Where are We on the Technology Adoption/Hype Cycle?

You likely have noticed how prevalent artificial intelligence (AI) and its related terms such as machine learning, neural networks, and big data analytics have become in the last several years in the world of cybersecurity. Doesn't it make sense for the security industry to be searching for the next big thing given the distressing rate of incidents and breaches the world is currently experiencing? Maybe you - like I - have gone to big security events like the RSA Conference or Black Hat and come away confused as to how these analytic concepts relate to the everyday job of keeping an organization safe. What is the proper role of AI in cybersecurity and when will it assume that role in force? One way to answer that question is to figure out where AI in cybersecurity is in its technology adoption lifecycle generally.