Using artificial intelligence and machine learning in cybersecurity is gaining ground. Most IT leaders are looking at intelligent solutions, according to the May 2017 report "Next Generation Cybersecurity Analytics and Operations Survey." The survey was commissioned by DFLabs, a provider of security automation and orchestration technology, and researched by Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG). "Most of the people [in the survey] were definitely saying that machine learning is something they're evaluating from a strong security standpoint," said Dario Forte, CEO of survey sponsor DFLabs. The report, based on a survey of 412 IT and cybersecurity professionals, found that 93% of IT leaders are using or planning to use these types of solutions: 12% of respondents have deployed machine learning technologies designed for security analytics and operations automation and orchestration; another 27% said they're doing so on a limited basis, while 22% said they're adding them.