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ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE:
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TRADITIONAL AV SOLUTIONS ARE NO MATCH FOR
TODAY’S SOPHISTICATED ATTACKS.
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The Current Threat Landscape
The news headlines are replete with
stories of devastating data breaches,
compromising the personal and
professional data of millions. Cyber
attackers spare no industry, infiltrating
the assets of even the most sophisticated
technology adopters, in turn impacting
their executives, employees, and perhaps
worst of all – customers and users.
All of which beg the question: WHAT’S
GOING WRONG?
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Issue 13
The answer lies not in changing the
motives of bad actors, but rather, in the
advanced techniques that help them
evade traditional methods of system
protection. Traditional AV solutions,
which adopt a reactive approach to cyber
attacks, are ineffective at preventing
breaches, relying solely on continually
updated signatures or patches to address
known threats. But, threats are quickly
evolving and multiplying, overwhelming
these traditional systems. And, the
damage has been staggering.
SINCE 2014, SIGNIFICANT CYBER
ATTACKS HAVE INCREASED BY 230%
The Center for Strategic and International
Studies has been tracking significant
cyber incidents since 2006. They define
a significant attack as one that targets
‘government agencies, defense and high-
tech companies, or economic crimes with
losses of more than a million dollars.’ Their
research concludes that significant cyber
attacks have increased 230% since 2014.
In recent years, armed with knowledge
stolen from the CIA and tools lifted from
the NSA, threat actors have demonstrated
an elevated level of proficiency.
To fully understand how these and other
threats evade traditional defenses, it’s
critical to understand their characteristics
and methodologies. ◊
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