AI is a Life-Changer! But it is Making Cybersecurity Problems Worse

Machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI) both have beneficial and harmful consequences on cybersecurity

Artificial Intelligence is a blooming tool. It has paved its path in every aspect of our daily lives. It has multiple uses which have positive and/ or negative effects on society. Cybersecurity is one such use.

Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and threat Intelligence can recognize data patterns to enable security systems and learn from past experiences.AI algorithms use training data to learn how to respond to different situations. In order to do so, they learn by copying and adding additional information as they go along.AI and machine learning enables companies to reduce incident response times and comply with security best practices.

It was reported by Norton that $3.86 million is the global cost for a typical data breach recovery. The report also mentions that organizations need an average of 196 days to recover from any form of data breach. This report truly points out the importance of investing in Artificial Intelligence. In doing so, organizations can reduce time wastage and financial losses, although Artificial Intelligence has both, positive and negative influences on cybersecurity.

So, what are the positive influences of AI on Cybersecurity?

1. Threat assessment

Signatures or indicators of compromise are used in traditional security procedures to recognize threats. This method may be successful against threats that have already been experienced, but it is ineffective against threats that have not yet been identified. About 90% of threats may be detected using signature-based strategies. Businesses can also utilize behavioral analysis in conjunction with AI to improve the threat hunting process.

2. Managing  vulnerabilities

Organizations struggle to manage and prioritize the numerous new vulnerabilities they come across every day. Prior to addressing high-risk vulnerabilities, traditional vulnerability management techniques frequently wait for hackers to take advantage of them. Even before vulnerabilities are formally identified and addressed, this can aid in protecting companies.

3. Data warehouses

Numerous crucial data center activities, including backup power, cooling filters, power consumption, internal temperatures, and bandwidth usage, can be optimized and monitored by AI. AI's calculative abilities and capacities for ongoing monitoring offer insights into what factors might increase the efficiency and security of hardware and infrastructure. AI can also lower the cost of hardware maintenance by warning you when the equipment needs to be fixed.

Some of the negative influences of AI on Cybersecurity include:

1. Resources: To create and operate AI systems, businesses must spend a significant amount of time and money on resources like processing power, memory, and data.

2. Data sets: learning data sets are used to train AI models. Security teams must have access to numerous data sets containing malicious codes, malware codes, and anomalies. Some businesses just lack the time and resources to gather all of these precise data types.

3. Hackers too employ AI:  they refine and enhance their malware to make it immune to AI-based protection measures. Hackers can create more sophisticated assaults and target conventional security systems or even AI-boosted systems by learning from already-existing AI tools.

4. Fuzzing: also known as neural fuzzing, it is the technique of subjecting software to extensive random input testing to find weaknesses. AI is used in neural fuzzing to swiftly test a lot of random inputs. Fuzzing does, however, have a positive side. By gathering data using the strength of neural networks, hackers can discover the flaws in a target system. Microsoft created a mechanism to implement this strategy in order to enhance their software, producing more secure code that is more difficult to breach.

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