Is Machine Learning Cybersecurity's Latest Pipe Dream?

A recurring claim at security conferences is that "security is a big data, machine learning (ML), and artificial intelligence (AI) problem." This is unfortunately wildly optimistic, and wrong in general. As this article explains, while certain security problems can be addressed by ML/AI algorithms, in general the problem of detecting a malicious actor amidst the vast trove of information collected by most organizations is not one of them.

Predicting the Cyber Security Future in 2016

Predicting the future is a fun year-end activity.

This article by Lancope CTO TK Keanini provides a brief retrospective on 2015, including the biggest patterns seen from within the cyber security industry; highlights the biggest trends to expect in 2016; from cracking as a service to DNA breaches; and discusses how these trends will impact businesses and individuals alike and have long reaching implications.