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Artificial Intelligence as the Future of Cybersecurity

Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology has proven to be highly significant when defending against cyber-attacks. AI-based tools for cybersecurity have emerged to aid enterprises in reducing the risk of breaches and improving the overall system security in organizations. AI can be trained to learn patterns to identify threats and mitigate against them consistently. Machine learning is a component of AI, which applies existing data to improve its functions. Most businesses and corporations, as well as the government, have already deployed AI systems. One of the primary reasons these entities have opted to adopt this technology is the fact that with AI-based systems, businesses can save time and money by quickly monitoring structured data and providing extensive learning of unstructured data and statistics. Besides, it has been widely established that various cybersecurity issues can only be successfully resolved with AI strategies (Patil, 2016). In government corporations, AI may not only save money but also protect national secrets of a nation.

Today, AI and machine learning technologies have become imperative in information security as they have the capability of quickly analyzing various types of cyber threats, including malware and other risky behaviors that might result in phishing attacks. According to Seker (2020), cybersecurity experts argue that machine learning AI technologies are the potential solution to cybersecurity issues, and this will only be successful if the IT environment is secured through AI-based solutions.

AI technologies have gradually evolved to advanced capabilities that can be seen today, such as autonomous intelligence, which is being developed for the future. This AI technology features machines that can act on their own. As cyber-attacks continue evolving and becoming more complex, there is a need for a response of equal measure through autonomous defense systems to handle more advanced threats anticipated in the future. This, therefore, implies that AI is the future of cybersecurity.

References

Patil, P. (2016). Artificial intelligence in cybersecurity. International Journal of Research in Computer Applications and Robotics, 4(5), 1-5.

Seker, E. (2020). Is the Future of Cyber Security in the Hands of Artificial Intelligence (AI)? — 1. Retrieved 19 August 2020, from https://towardsdatascience.com/is-the-future-of-cyber-security-in-the-hands-of-artificial-intelligence-ai-1-2b4bd8384329