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The latest stories on Cybersecurity, AI, and everything in between from MixMode

The AI Advantage: Mitigating the Security Alert Deluge in a Talent-Scarce Landscape

By Joe Ariganello | March 21, 2024

The cybersecurity landscape is under siege. Organizations are bombarded by a relentless barrage of security alerts, often exceeding a staggering 22,111 per week on average. While Artificial Intelligence (AI) has emerged as a powerful tool to manage this overwhelming volume, its effectiveness isn’t without limitations, as vendors flood the market with false advertising and promises.

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The Evolving Threat Landscape: Why AI is Essential for Cybersecurity Success

By Joe Ariganello | March 14, 2024

This week, we’re looking into how the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) has significantly altered the threat landscape, introducing challenges and opportunities for organizations seeking to safeguard their data and infrastructure.

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Unveiling The Applications and Distinctions of Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence in Cybersecurity

By Joe Ariganello | March 12, 2024

The terms “machine learning” and “artificial intelligence” are frequently used in cybersecurity, often interchangeably, leading to confusion about their precise meanings and applications. Both machine learning and artificial intelligence play pivotal roles in fortifying cybersecurity defenses, yet they encompass distinct methodologies and applications. What are the disparities between them? And how do these technologies converge to bolster cyber resilience?

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AI and Cybersecurity: A Rob Burgundy Investigation

By Rob Burgundy | March 7, 2024

Attention, fellow news anchors and concerned citizens! Rob Burgundy is here to tackle a story hotter than a disco inferno in polyester pants: Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Cybersecurity. That’s right, folks. In this digital age, hackers are running rampant like greased weasels in a chicken coop, stealing our precious data faster than you can say “glass case of emotion.” But fear not, for organizations are turning to a new weapon in this cyber war: AI, the thinking machine!

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Chat GPT and Nation-State Attackers: A New Era of AI-generated Attacks

By Joe Ariganello | March 5, 2024

A new report from Microsoft and Open AI shows how attackers are increasingly using artificial intelligence (AI) to improve their cyberattacks. The report found that nation-backed groups use LLMs for research, scripting, and phishing emails.

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Navigating the Uncertain Path: Why AI Adoption in Cybersecurity Remains Hesitant, and How to Move Forward

By Joe Ariganello | February 21, 2024

Despite AI’s potential to help defend against cyber attacks, AI adoption in cybersecurity practices remains in its early stages. Why is this the case, and how can organizations overcome these hurdles to pave the way for a secure future?

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The Current State of SOC Operations Shows The Escalating Need for AI in Cybersecurity

By Joe Ariganello | February 15, 2024

As cyber threats grow more sophisticated, organizations are starting to turn to artificial intelligence (AI) to reinforce their security operations. But how widespread is the adoption of AI, and how effectively is it being leveraged?

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Harnessing the Power of Advanced AI to Optimize Security

By Joe Ariganello | February 6, 2024

Organizations continue to face increasingly sophisticated cyber threats that require a proactive and adaptive approach to cybersecurity. As the volume and complexity of security data grows, security professionals are turning to advanced AI technologies to enhance their capabilities and stay ahead of emerging threats.

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Overcoming the Struggles of Modern Security: Harnessing the Power of AI for Enhanced Security Operations

By Joe Ariganello | November 9, 2023

One of the key areas that the Gartner report highlights is AI Enhanced Security Operations. The research observes that most AI development in security products so far has focused on detecting threats, but there is increasing potential to use AI to improve security operations and incident response.

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Understanding the Joe Biden Executive Order on AI and Enhancing Cybersecurity: Key Takeaways and Recommendations

By Joe Ariganello | November 1, 2023

On October 30, 2023, the White House issued an Executive Order promoting safe, secure, and trustworthy artificial intelligence (AI) deployment. This Executive Order recognizes the global challenges and opportunities presented by AI and emphasizes the need for collaboration, standards development, and responsible government use for national security.

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About MixMode

MixMode is the first to bring a third-wave, context-aware AI approach that automatically learns and adapts to dynamically changing environments. MixMode’s monitoring platform, PacketSled, better understands network behavior as it adapts to baseline changes and enables both misuse detection and anomaly detection, as well as predictive maintenance. Used by enterprises and MSSPs for real-time network analysis, threat hunting and incident response, the platform leverages continuous stream monitoring and retrospection to provide network forensics and security analytics. Security teams can integrate PacketSled into their orchestration engine, SIEM, or use PacketSled independently to dramatically reduce false positive alerts and the resources required to respond to persistent threats, malware, insider attacks and nation state espionage efforts.

The company has been named an innovator in leading publications and by security analysts, including SC Magazine, earning a finalist award in 2018 and 2019 for "Best Computer Forensic Solution.” Based in Santa Barbara, with offices in San Diego, the company is backed by Keshif Ventures and Blu Venture Investors. For case studies, continuous product updates and industry news, please visit us at www.mixmode.ai.