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Security leaders look to AI to find the Needles in Data Lakes

85% of cybersecurity professionals surveyed believe that AI can improve security

March 28, 2019 / 16:04 IST
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BlackBerry Cylance, a business unit of BlackBerry, announced the findings of its global artificial intelligence (AI) security survey, commissioned with the help of the SANS Institute, which highlights that 85 percent of cybersecurity professionals surveyed believe that AI can improve security, now more than ever, given the vast amounts of available data captured and analysed in the Internet of Things.

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The Security Gets Smart with AI survey indicated that, among 261 corporate and government security professionals surveyed, the most intended uses of AI are toward cyber defence (75.2 percent), malware prevention (70.5 percent), and advanced threat detection/prevention (68.6 percent).

"Given the increasing threat landscape and our exploding reliance on IoT devices, the potential for digital malfeasance grows rapidly too, highlighting the need for sophisticated defensive strategies," said Kumud Kalia, chief information and technology officer at BlackBerry Cylance.