Artificial intelligence is not a silver bullet for cyber security Computing

Despite the high number of IT decision-makers who consider artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) important in stopping future cyber security threats, a significant proportion also view discussions around the subject to be pure vendor hype. A white paper released by cyber security software provider ESET shows a notable difference between regions of the world in their approach to AI and ML. IT professionals in the USA were much more likely to believe in the power of these technologies: 82 per cent said that they would be a'silver bullet' in solving future security challenges, compared to 67 and 66 per cent in the UK and Germany, respectively. However, US respondents were also, conversely, more sceptical about the possibilities, with 65 per cent disregarding current discussions as hype. ESET says that the promises made by IT vendors around AI and ML '[have] the potential to put businesses in a position where security professionals are relying too much on the development of AI and not focussing enough on a joint and multi-layered approach of human and machine'.