Chapter 25

AI-Enhanced Security: Staying Ahead by Watching Your Back

IN THIS CHAPTER

check Understanding the security challenges facing network professionals

check Discovering how you can use AI to streamline threat detection and prevention

check Identifying the algorithms used in various threat scenarios

check Exploring security use cases for AI-enhanced security

In every other chapter in this book, the challenge focuses on optimizing processes, streamlining workflows, maximizing revenue, opening new markets, and the like. That’s business stuff. A puzzle to be solved, but on the whole, you are working in a nice, friendly, collegial environment with everyone focused on moving toward the same goal.

In this chapter, the challenge is a life-or-death struggle against an actual human adversary, a real living, breathing person whose only goal is to extract as much cash out of you as possible, maybe by siphoning off actual cash, but more likely by hauling off sensitive data that can be monetized elsewhere. And your goal is to stop that bad guy and protect your organization against grievous harm with crippling ...

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