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Jon Oltsik, an analyst at Enterprise Strategy Group in Milford, Mass., discussed this week’s Black Hat conference, based on his research into 2017 cyber security trends. Among the leading 2017 cybersecurity trends, Oltsik cited machine learning and artificial intelligence. According to Oltsik, only 30% of cybersecurity professionals consider themselves “very knowledgeable” about machine learning. He recommends vendors be upfront about the capabilities of these emerging technologies and do a better job of educating the market.
Other 2017 cyber security trends include automation and orchestration, security operations and analytics platform architecture (SOAPA) and threat intelligence — the understanding of emerging threats that is traditionally at the heart of Black Hat. According to Oltsik, 21% of organizations consider creating a SOAPA architecture a top priority. Nevertheless, Oltsik describes automation and orchestration as “probably the hottest cyber security technology category today.” With more than 45% of organizations struggling with cyber security headcount, these groups have two choices — automate or increase the efficiency of staff members.
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