AI: Cybersecurity friend or foe?

ronjor · Dec 12, 2018

By Tyler Reese

AI technology has become widespread and accessible to hundreds of thousands of IT security professionals worldwide. Human researchers are no longer behind their computers crunching the data and numbers, nor should they be when AI technology is available. The increase in computing power, especially through economical cloud solutions and easy-to-use tools, has allowed a much wider range of users to apply sophisticated machine learning and artificial intelligence algorithms to solve their problems.
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guest · Jan 3, 2019

AI in Security Carries as Many Questions as Answers
January 2, 2019
https://www.darkreading.com/network...s-as-many-questions-as-answers/d/d-id/1333571

Nearly three-quarters of all organizations have implemented security projects that have some level of intelligence built in. And the more security alerts a company sees in a day, the more likely it is to look to machine intelligence in order to deal with the flood.

Those are just two of the conclusions reached in a new white paper, "The State of AI in Cybersecurity: The Benefits, Limitations and Evolving Questions," published today by Osterman Research. The report, based on more than 400 surveys of organizations with more than 1,000 employees, asked questions about the use of AI and the results of that use.

Peypoch looks at data in the report and sees future progress that is almost inevitable. "AI is one tool for driving efficiencies. It can make your limited staff more effective, but it's not going to replace human staff anytime soon," he says.
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guest · May 25, 2019

New AI solutions could exacerbate known security risks, ICO warns firms
May 24, 2019
https://www.teiss.co.uk/threats/ai-solutions-security-risks/

Noting that organisations will adopt AI solutions at a healthy pace in the coming days, Reuben Binns, Research Fellow in Artificial Intelligence at the ICO has, along with other experts, warned that rampant adoption of AI could exacerbate known security risks and make them more difficult to manage as well.
Because of such complex integrations, it may be difficult for organisations to identify and manage some security risks and the risk of outages could also increase.

"It is not possible to list all known security risks that might be exacerbated when AI is used to process personal data. The impact of AI on security will depend on the way the technology is built and deployed, the complexity of the organisation, and the strength and maturity of the existing risk management capabilities," he said.
How can organisations mitigate such security risks?
Organisations developing machine learning systems can also mitigate security risks by separating the development environment from the rest of their IT infrastructure. [...] can use ‘virtual machines’ or ‘containers’ that can isolate programmes from the rest of the IT system.
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ICO - AI auditing framework blog: Known security risks exacerbated by AI

guest · Jul 3, 2019

Cybersecurity Should Be Handled by Law Enforcement and Government, Report
July 3, 2019
https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/cybersecurity-law-enforcement-1-1/

A quarter (25%) of survey respondents feel cybersecurity should be the responsibility of law enforcement, and 28% feel it is down to the government, according to a report by Palo Alto Networks.
The study, which surveyed over 10,000 respondents in EMEA and India, explored the attitudes towards new cybersecurity technologies, such as artificial intelligence (AI), and how these technologies protect their digital way of life.

According to respondents, 26% of EMEA would prefer their cybersecurity to be managed by AI rather than a human. Italy has the most confidence in relying on AI (38%), while in the UK only 21% of people prefer AI.
The study also uncovered mixed views on the perceived security of internet of things (IoT) technologies. For example, 38% of EMEA respondents believe them to be secure, with 43% believing the opposite.

Dr Barker adds: “Trust is so important in cybersecurity. People want to be actively engaged in better protecting themselves online, and they embrace technology that supports them in this. The knowledge acquired can then be transferred to other areas of their lives, most importantly, the workplace."
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