JUNE 2019CIOAPPLICATIONSEUROPE.COM9skilled resources that are happy to benefit from them. A fact that is supported by the current affairs of market economics.· Launch capabilities: Criminals have shown that they have the ability to provide robust mechanisms to deploy malware effectively. Doing so with artificially intelligent malware is the same.The level of intelligence exhibited by this Malware isn't something from `2001 A Space Odyssey,' it is a basic level that has the ability to detect security controls designed to stop it and take appropriate action in order to circumvent those controls, or to stay hidden from them. IBM has proven that this is possible, and it seems it is only a matter of time before major attacks that have utilized AI. .So, what can be done about this situation? Information security has been plagued by responding to threats reactively, well after the risk has materialised. The pattern: a new threat is located, the threat is developed, the threat is exploited successfully across a number of organisations, a response is prepared by the information security community and the cycle repeats. For once, it would be nice if information security approached this threat proactively. There are many anti-malware solutions that are utilising artificial intelligence to defend against threats, rather than the traditional (and rapidly becoming outdated) model of comparing threats to previously identified signatures. Deploying those tools, alongside traditional anti-malware solutions to begin would provide additional protection against current threats and the threat posed by AI.All information security professionals are busy, but all of us need to dedicate time to planning for future threats as well as fire fighting the current ones. If that isn't possible, it is our duty to speak to our company boards about the threats we face, the risks that the business is exposed to and how comfortable they are with accepting them. If they're not, then it is up to all of us to make the investment case for the resources and tools that we will need in the near future. All information security professionals are busy, but must dedicate time to planning for future threats as well as fire fighting the current ones
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