Why artificial intelligence is key to improving phishing defenses

As attackers constantly evolve their tactics to side-step more traditional defenses, artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies are stepping in to help organizations improve defenses. Technologies like MessageControl offer a critical extra layer of protection, especially when fully integrated into a multi-tenant platform to help inform cross-product detection. A Capgemini Research Institute study found that 69% of senior executive respondents said they would be unable to respond to a cyberattack without artificial intelligence. The same study found two-thirds of organizations plan to employ artificial intelligence by 2020, demonstrating the mandate security leaders face in implementing this technology in a focused and valuable way: at their email perimeters and inside their organizations. By constantly'learning' an organization's environment and user behaviors to get smarter over time, a baseline of normal is created, with deviations from that highlighting potential threats.