Applications and Challenges of Artificial Intelligence for Cybersecurity

Abstract

Artificial intelligence (AI) is one of the technologies that can make cybersecurity more effective. AI methods can help analyse and process a large number of security-related events and detect malicious code, malicious users, attacks, and security anomalies faster and more efficiently. However, many organisations are not yet aware of the opportunities that AI methods offer for cybersecurity and are reluctant to use them. There are also some challenges at organisational and national level in the development and use of AI-based cybersecurity solutions. This paper presents the different ways of application of AI for cybersecurity and discusses the status and challenges in this area in Slovenia and the European Union. Based on the review of the situation, short-, medium- and long-term measures are proposed to improve the country’s capacity to develop and deploy new AI-based security solutions. The analysis and proposed actions are useful not only for the country under discussion, but for any country facing similar challenges.