Cybersecurity is Complicated, but is AI the Answer?

Computer Business Review | Feb 21, 2018

By Dr. Mike Lloyd, RedSeal CTO

The cybersecurity industry today is increasingly dominated by artificial intelligence (AI) — or at least, by bold claims of what AI could achieve.

Marketers, analysts and journalists are all queuing up to wax lyrical, while some estimates claim that as many as 30% of large organisations are already using it in their IT departments. IT professionals are even voicing concerns that it’s only a matter of time before the black hats get hold of it. But is it genuinely the saviour of cybersecurity?