Security News

5 ways machine learning makes life harder for cybersecurity pros
2018-08-10 11:00

While many companies are turning to machine learning tools to fight hackers, they may not be as helpful as they seem thanks to a talent shortage and a lack of transparency.

Detecting Phishing Sites with Machine Learning
2018-08-09 11:17

Really interesting article: A trained eye (or even a not-so-trained one) can discern when something phishy is going on with a domain or subdomain name. There are search tools, such as Censys.io,...

Where should companies focus as they begin their machine learning journey?
2018-08-08 13:21

As machine learning has become more widely adopted across industries, O’Reilly set out to learn more about how companies approach this work. By surveying more than 11,000 data specialists across...

FireEye brings machine learning to endpoint security with MalwareGuard
2018-08-01 12:55

FireEye announced the addition of MalwareGuard to its Endpoint Security solution. MalwareGuard is designed to help detect and block cyber-threats including threats to provide customers a level of...

FireEye MalwareGuard Uses Machine Learning to Detect Malware
2018-08-01 11:31

FireEye on Tuesday announced the launch of MalwareGuard, an engine that leverages machine learning (ML) to detect malware and prevent it from executing. MalwareGuard has been added to FireEye’s...

Week in review: Bluetooth flaw, ERP applications under attack, advancing security with machine learning
2018-07-30 01:23

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: SCADA vulnerabilities in ICS architectures A major challenge in industrial control system architecture involves the...

Advancing security and ensuring privacy with machine learning
2018-07-25 11:00

The Internet has many issues: lack of encryption and its governance, questionable marketing techniques, a misinformed average user. These issues are as old as the Internet itself. And machine...

Machine Learning's Role in Fighting Fraud
2018-07-12 18:32

Gleb Esman of Splunk on Finding AnomaliesMachine learning plays a key role in fraud detection by helping with pinpointing anomalies, says Gleb Esman of Splunk.

Winning the Cyber Arms Race with Machine Learning
2018-06-19 18:11

Despite advances in cybersecurity technology, the number of days to detect a breach has increased from an average of 201 days in 2016 to an average of 206 days just a year later, according to the...

Machine Learning vs. Deep Learning in Cybersecurity – Demystifying AI’s Siblings
2018-06-13 05:19

To fully understand “machine learning” and “deep learning,” it’s worth taking a look at each subfield’s advantages and limitations.