Over the past year, our industry has seen an explosion in artificial intelligence and cognitive solutions to assist with some of the most challenging cybersecurity problems. In some cases, cognitive solutions can increase analytical capability by 50 percent. With cognitive technology providing such high efficiencies for security teams, people often ask me wh

Machine learning has grown to be one of the most popular and powerful tools in the quest to secure systems. Some approaches to machine learning have yielded overly aggressive models that demonstrate remarkable predictive accuracy, yet give way to false positives. False positives create negative user experiences that prevent new protection from deploying. IT

From carbon-neutral clouds to net-zero data centers to completely renewable power, green technology is rapidly becoming a viable option for global corporations hoping to both improve long-term outlooks and align operations with changing consumer sentiment. Consider current projects by companies such as Salesforce, Apple and Toyota. According to Greentech Med

Have you ever unknowingly opened and responded to a phishing email or fallen victim to a phishing attack? A recent report by Frost & Sullivan titled “You’ve Been Phished, Again! Solution: Eliminate the Click-It Temptation,” discussed just how susceptible we all are to these fraudulent attacks and what can be done to avoid them. How Do P

Given the increasing volume of connected devices throughout society, Internet of Things (IoT) security should be a key consideration for businesses and consumers alike. Embedded in everything from our homes and cars to commercial and industrial manufacturing, IoT solutions are already providing significant benefits. As a result, IDC expects organizations to

It’s hard to escape the reality that every day, cyberthreats morph and expand, escalating the need to improve and tighten security operations and response practices. While it may feel overwhelming, there are ways to help level the playing field. Cognitive computing and machine learning are new technologies that can empower security practitioners to foc

A great way to mitigate the effects of a cyber incident is to analyze attack patterns. This requires analysts to build a pattern up from a single security event, such as a command execution or malicious file download, into a collection of data that can help them trace and defend against an attack. To accomplish this level of analysis, security professionals

The data mountain is growing at an unimaginable rate, and making sense of it requires a lot of effort and patience. Unorganized information, or dark data, is difficult to interpret, which results in valuable information passing right by marketers unnoticed and unused. Cognitive technology can help make sense of this data, better align it to business goals an

The chief information security officer (CISO) faces threats such as compromised users, negligent employees and malicious insiders. For this reason, one of the most important tools in the CISO’s arsenal is user behavior analytics (UBA), a solution that scans data from a security information and event management (SIEM) system, correlates it by user and b

When we think of artificial intelligence (AI), we think of robots — machines that mimic human behavior or thought. This is partly the influence of comics, novels, movies and other pop culture tidbits, but the boundaries of AI have progressed far beyond this basic personification. Originally defined by Alan Turing, AI initially referred to any machine that co

When you work in the cybersecurity industry, the skills shortage isn’t just a news topic — it’s a serious business challenge. How can security teams defend against cybercriminals and their ever-evolving attack techniques when they’re significantly outnumbered? How can they successfully dig through millions of events across dozens of point s

Malware is a major cause of cyberattacks today, with fraudsters using targeted spear phishing emails and social engineering to distribute malicious files to unsuspecting employees at various organizations. To make matters worse, malware has evolved to avoid detection by traditional security tools and systems. Take the CozyDuke malware campaign as an example.

The very term Internet of Things (IoT) can sound like the buzziest of buzzwords. We all know we need to be aware of and plan for it, but sifting through all the security guidance about the IoT can be overwhelming. Moving Beyond Buzzwords To help cut through the noise, IBM released a new report, “Smart Things Call for Smart Risk Management,” detai

Machine learning is changing the way industries address critical challenges by using the combined power of automation, cloud-based scalability and specialized programming to surface unexpected relationships and insights. With thousands of new malicious programs emerging every day, security solutions that integrate responsive machine learning can identify an

Picture this: You are the leader of a security operations center (SOC) and yet another major ransomware attack is making headlines. Within minutes of the news breaking, you receive questions about your company’s exposure to this ransomware. You’ve implemented your incident response plan and you’ve woken your team members from their beds.