Machine Learning in Cybersecurity – Hype vs. Reality

Unless you're living under a rock, you've surely noticed the AI-hype-train ploughing through the media promising no less than transforming every industry. While there's certainly currently both exaggerated claims and inflated expectations when it comes to Artificial Intelligence, more than the general public may think is already in the realm of reality rather than fiction. In fact, most likely you've been knowingly or unknowingly using AI-based technology already more than once today by, for example, either using Face ID to authenticate on your iPhone, searching on Google, reading subtitles on YouTube or looking at recommended items on Amazon. And, as with many other technologies, as soon as it works it's not considered AI (technology) anymore. AI is also all over cybersecurity.