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The Difference Between Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Network Security

By Christian Wiens | September 26, 2019

Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) are often used interchangeably when discussing developments in deep learning. However, there is an important difference between the two that network security professionals will need to understand in order to serve their clientele effectively.

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Unsupervised AI as a Service: Predictive Intelligence for Cybersecurity

By John Keister, CEO | September 24, 2019

The cybersecurity industry is in need of a massive shakeup. Rules-based software has created an exponential increase in false positive security alerts and zero-day threats are on the rise.

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Anomaly Detection with Unsupervised AI in MixMode: Why Threat Intel Alone is Not Enough

By Russell Gray | September 18, 2019

In the face of intelligent cyber threats, the best defense is to supplement traditional methods with anomaly detection through unsupervised artificial intelligence (AI).

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Improvements to MixMode’s PQL: Packetsled Query Language

By Troy Molsberry | September 12, 2019

Packetsled Query Language (PQL) addresses the need of analysts to ask questions from large amounts of data without being forced to learn a complicated query language. It is a simple, intuitive expression language that lets users focus on finding what they need quickly.

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False Positives and Negatives: The Plague of Cybersecurity Software

By Christian Wiens | September 11, 2019

Whether your network analysts are spending too much time on false positives or neglecting to recognize false negatives, when actual cyber threats go unnoticed, fear not. Here are 4 ways to combat false positives and negatives in your network security program.

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Weekly AI in Cybersecurity News

A third of experts predict cybersecurity won’t need human decision-makers within a decade: This Week in AI

By Ana Mezic | September 6, 2019

Recent cybersecurity news, trends, and highlights and how artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming the industry.

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How MixMode’s AI Builds Your Network’s Baseline

By Dr. Igor Mezic | September 5, 2019

Mixmode’s platform utilizes third-wave, context-aware AI to inform the user of threats (including Zero-Day, and encrypted traffic) on their network, and reduces the rate of false positives in intel and alerts consistently by 90% or more.

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Turning the Unsupervised Tables on the Turing Test

By Ana Mezic | September 4, 2019

Unsupervised artificial intelligence, also known as context-aware or third-wave AI, is notoriously difficult to explain because there lacks an appropriate test to understand just how powerful the intelligence is. The widely known Turing Test for AI testing is no longer the right framework for modern-day AI testing.

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Weekly AI in Cybersecurity News

69% Of IT Executives Say They Cannot Respond To Cybersecurity Threats Without AI: This Week in AI

By Ana Mezic | August 30, 2019

Recent cybersecurity news, trends, and highlights and how artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming the industry.

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Featured MixMode Client Success Story: HighCastle Cybersecurity

By Russell Gray | August 27, 2019

HighCastle used MixMode to provide insights to its Security Operations Center (SOC) analysts so they could better understand clients’ cyber risks, minimize time spent chasing false positives and spend the majority of their time responding to actionable information.

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About MixMode

MixMode is a no-rules Cybersecurity platform, serving large enterprises with big data environments across a variety of industries. MixMode delivers a patented, self-learning platform that acts as the Intelligence Layer℠ to detect both known and unknown attacks, including novel attacks designed to bypass legacy cyber defenses. This is accomplished in real-time, across any cloud or on-premise data stream. Trusted by global entities in banking, public utilities and government sectors, industry cyber leaders rely on MixMode to protect their most critical assets. The platform dramatically improves the efficiency of SOC teams’ previously burdened with writing and tuning rules and manually searching for attacks. The MixMode platform can be deployed remotely, with no appliances, in under an hour with business outcomes evident within days. Backed by PSG and Entrada Ventures, the company is headquartered in Santa Barbara, CA. Learn more at www.mixmode.ai.