MACHINE LEARNING
“ Cyber security teams need to turn to ML capabilities that can identify new , maybe anomalous behaviour , and act accordingly to manage the most urgent threats ”
MARTIN TYLEY HEAD OF CYBER AT KPMG UK
whilst increasing the pace of execution , as Bruce Mazza , Senior Vice President of Technology Alliances at Blue Prism explains : “ The exponential growth in the technology landscape and the advancement in capabilities of cybercriminals means humans can ’ t operate on the scale at which they need to on their own . AI enables companies and cybersecurity professionals to augment their resources and execute threat prevention , identification , and analysis on a much larger scale .”
Adding to this , Tyley said : “ The drive for new functionality and ways of working means that mapping out all possible behaviours is impossible . Instead , cyber security teams need to turn to ML capabilities that can identify new , maybe anomalous behaviour , and act accordingly to manage the most urgent threats .”
This is particularly significant as in the KPMG 2021 CEO Outlook Pulse Survey , cyber risk was ranked as the number one organisational threat by global CEOs and security teams are becoming more overwhelmed by threats every day .
Responding to the increased rate of cyber attacks Undoubtedly , the coronavirus pandemic has increased the rate of cybercrime across the globe .
Deloitte has outlined that the increase in remote working calls for a greater focus on cyber security as more people are exposed to risk , and in different ways , highlighting that 47 % of individuals fall for a phishing scam while working from home .
“ With phishing and malware threats continuing to affect organisations at increased levels , enterprises would be disserving themselves by not enhancing their security credentials with the use of AI-enhanced intelligent automation ,” explained Mazza .
He also noted that the introduction of this technology is not only significant for mitigating risk but for business strategy too : “ Without strategic investment in automation and digital transformation , their competitiveness relative to these leaders will degrade seriously and possibly irreversibly over the next five years .” aimagazine . com 79