Why AI-based threat detection hasn't taken over the market … yet

According to Nicole Eagan, CEO of software company Darktrace, only two out of every ten cybersecurity experts typically embrace artificial intelligence (AI) as a key component of threat detection. The others, she explains, tend to be "totally resistant" or agree to "give [AI] a try" but don't put in the effort required to make the most of the tech post-purchase. Granted, information security professionals are known to be risk-averse, which has the flip side of sometimes making them resistant to try out new tech -- and for good reason: Protecting the company against risk is the number one job. Yet, theoretically, AI has the potential to more quickly identify a larger number of problems. Mike Small, senior analyst for research firm KuppingerCole, believes many actually do -- they just might not think of it as AI.