AI in Cybersecurity: Incident Response Automation Opportunities
In today’s digital world, the proliferation of cyberattacks continues to pose complex challenges for businesses. Even the best networks in the world are not immune to cyber incidents. By looking into the first half of 2021 itself, we have witnessed some of the biggest data breaches smashing down the security system of reputed companies in airlines and food & beverages. Such incidents wreak havoc, potentially affecting customers’ data privacy, intellectual properties, company time and resources, and brand value. According to a report: As compared to 2019, in 2021, the total number of malware and ransomware increased by 358% and 435%, respectively. Over 100,000 malicious websites and 10,000 malicious files are assessed on a daily basis. As of January 2021, over 2 million phishing sites were registered by Google — a 27% increase in 12 months. Taking a proactive approach towards system security management stands as an integral part of threat handling. Knowing how to respond to th...