Artificial intelligence and incident response

IR can easily be overwhelming to many organizations as IT or security teams have to stay abreast of many events in their environments. Nevertheless, speed and efficiency in IR are essential to secure the organization, regardless of the number of security events. Hence, the cybersecurity industry is witnessing a revolutionizing trend where AI is being employed in the field of IR. The technology is being applied to automate processes, thus freeing up some of the workloads on security teams. Furthermore, AI is being used to perform complex tasks that would previously be unachievable in a short amount of time.

The application areas of AI in IR vary and are continually expanding. There are many AI products already in the market that can be used as standalone IR tools, while others simply integrate with existing tools. Some of the common uses of AI in IR include the following.

Threat hunting

AI can take over threat hunting tasks...