Preface
There are many companies with different brands of AI based antivirus (AV), each using variations of machine learning and deep learning to achieve the goal of an autonomous AV protection. This report will take a holistic view of the emerging technology as opposed to the specifics of each variation on the technology as the end goal of all these products is the same; automated AV protection.
What is Artificial Intelligence based Antivirus and why do we need it?
It’s an unfortunate fact that the internet is not a safe place. Cyber criminals are a real and ever present threat in today’s society. There were 3.8 billion internet users in 2017 and this is expected to grow to 6 billion by 2022 (Cyber Security Ventures, 2017, pg 4). The majority of internet users understand they need an up to date antivirus to protect themselves from malicious software. The issue is traditional antivirus software has its limitations and the scale of the task has quickly outgrown the capability of humans to manage (Microsoft’s Global Incident Response and Recovery Team, cited in Cyber Security Ventures, 2017, pg 8).
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