The Future Of Cybersecurity: Anticipating Changes With Data Analytics And Automation
HelpNet Security, Tuesday, February 13th, 2024
In this Help Net Security interview, Mick Baccio, Staff Security Strategist at Splunk SURGe, discusses the future of cybersecurity, emphasizing the importance of data analytics and automation in addressing evolving threats.
He points out the changes in threat tactics, the significance of automation in reducing human error, challenges in implementing data analytics, and envisions a future where AI-assistants transform cybersecurity operations.
How have cybersecurity threats evolved in recent years, and what role do data analytics and automation play in addressing these evolving threats?
In recent years, cybersecurity threats have undergone a notable evolution, marked by the subtler tactics of mature threat actors who now leave fewer artifacts for analysis. The old metaphor 'looking for a needle in a haystack' (to describe the detection of malicious activity) is now more akin to 'looking for a needle in a stack of needles.'