Machine Learning and Automation Help Universities Secure Their Network

With few exceptions, organizational theory subscribes to the virtues of eliminating silos. According to Joanne Martin, a cybersecurity expert who spoke at the June UBTech conference, vendors are moving away from products designed to address just one piece of the IT stack in favor of integrated platforms that give staff cross-system visibility. Accompanying those platforms are tools that leverage automation and machine learning to analyze activity and user behavior on the network. IDC's projections about the security market lend credence to the notion of shifting from silos to integration. It is estimated that by 2020, organizations will invest an additional $3 billion in platform-based security models and cloud-based offerings.