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Archives for July 2019

July 31, 2019

How Artificial Intelligence is Shaping the Future of Cybersecurity

This article is a guest post by Maddie Davis, co-founder of Enlightened Digital.

The threat of a cyberattack in today’s world reaches far beyond just enterprise level companies. Government systems, small and large businesses, educational institutions and non-profit organizations are all targets for the vicious hackers of the dark web. Moving forward, the advancement of technology will contribute to changes in both attack methods and defense mechanisms of cybersecurity. Artificial intelligence (AI), in particular, is currently viewed as a leading technology in this transformation. AI’s capabilities carry significant advantages. As AI-enthusiast, Mark Hurd has stated, “the advantage of AI not only is that it constantly learns, but it also never forgets.” We’re taking a look at how AI will use this advantage, among others, to shape the future of cybersecurity.

AI-powered security

An AI-powered defense system is no longer just a possible option for businesses today, but a necessity, considering the threat of AI-fueld cyber attacks. As attackers become more vigilant about their techniques and more vicious in their invasions, organizations must step up their defence in retaliation. Moving forward, AI will play a large role in how cybercrimes are both prevented and dealt with. As Executive Director of NCSA (National Cybersecurity Alliance, Kevin Coleman puts it, “this new era in tech and cybersecurity is driven by prediction, detection and rapid response.”

Attack detection

Using machine learning algorithms, AI will be able to improve a victim’s ability to detect potential threats. Every user within a given system can be tracked and monitored based on their individual roles, allowances and common behaviors, so any deviation from the standard can be flagged to prompt a second form of authentication. Password protection can also be improved. AI can monitor how individuals enter their passwords, which characters are used and the length of passwords to better identify and rectify poor practices. Moving forward, the hope is that AI will ultimately transform the current password model with something more advanced and secure.

Natural language processing (NLP)

AI’s natural language capabilities are expected to significantly improve cybersecurity efforts through better attack identification and reaction. Armorblox’s natural language understanding platform for example, uses NLP to more accurately inspect text content of everything within an organization’s system. This technology enables companies to detect threats regardless of whether or not they contain links or file attachments and provides heightened visibility of all communication and data transferring across an organization. As Armorblo explains it there are three main offerings of the platform that can improve cybersecurity

  1. A natural language engine that derives new insights from enterprise communications and data.
  2. Automated policy recommendations through learning what is important for the organization.
  3. An alert remediation framework that distributes context-sensitive alerts to the relevant users, saving time for the security team.

AI-powered attacks

The level of sophistication in modern cybercrime is continuously increasing. Both cyber criminals and their attacks are equipped with more advanced technology than we, as a society, have ever combated before. Artificial intelligence, specifically, is contributing to frightening new malware that goes beyond the level of attacks we’ve traditionally seen from computer algorithms without the help of AI. 

There are numerous new threats to consider for businesses and individuals alike now that hackers are armed with machine learning technology. According to an article by Towards Data Science, there are essentially five ways machine learning can be used for potential attacks.

  1. Information gathering: AI can analyze vast amounts of data quickly.
  2. Impersonation: Self-learning AI can accurately imitate human communications.
  3. Unauthorized access: AI is adaptable to new environments, enabling easier access to secured systems.
  4. Attack: Malware and DDoS attacks can be made more scalable and harder to detect.
  5. Automation: AI botnets are capable of automating various aspects of an attack. 

The main function of machine learning is its ability to continuously learn and adapt. In terms of cyber crime, this ability presents an advantage to attackers. Self-learning AI could potentially lead to scalable attacks that can adapt to victims’ changing environments and modify itself to compromise each unique system it encounters. This agility may also make it more difficult for IT teams to detect intruders.

Artificial intelligence in the world of cybersecurity is seemingly both friend and foe. In the right hands, technology is the key to better detection and faster incident response. In the wrong hands, it can be the conductor of devastating attacks. Moving forward, we can certainly expect to see continuous AI advancement and implementation in the future of cybersecurity.

Maddie Davis is the co-founder of Enlightened Digital and self-described tech-obsessed female from the Big Apple who lives by building and redesigning websites, running marathons, and reading anything and everything on the NYT Best Sellers list.

You can read more great content from Maddie and her team right now on Enlightened Digital’s website.

Filed Under: Cybersecurity, Tech

July 23, 2019

Q&A With The Developers Of AXEL IPFS

We sat down with AXEL’s development team to discuss their AXEL IPFS Pinning Facility.

Q: What inspired you to develop AXEL IPFS?

The next evolution of computing is distributed. IPFS or something very similar is going to be the basis of distributed storage. The AXEL IPFS integration into our ecosystem has given us a worldwide public distributed storage system to build practically anything on top of including AXEL IPFS Pinning, AXEL IPFS Search, and many other services to come. AXEL is building a very strong foundation in distributed storage and will be a leader in the next evolution of Web 3.0!

Q: What excites you the most about AXEL IPFS?

AXEL IPFS will allow our users to immediately and securely distribute their data around the world for personal or business use. AXEL will be fostering the movement from centralized to decentralized computing and AXEL IPFS is the start of the process. For AXEL users, they can share files or even distribute website information with IPFS. It is very exciting to bring Web 3.0 technology to the masses. AXEL has made it super easy to use, which is very important when you want to increase the adoption of complex technologies like IPFS.

Q: Do you see a future for IPFS and what industries will adopt it first?

Web 3.0 will be distributed. IPFS seems likely to be a core technology of Web 3.0 and the distributed Internet. Right now archivists, service providers, researchers, developers, and content creators have begun to adopt IPFS to address many problems caused by centralized computing. IPFS also addresses many issues around high-latency networks found in developing countries. Even NASA is using similar systems to address the high-latency involved in space communications. So there is a lot going on in this field. With that said, though, it is still very new. AXEL is bringing this technology to users today by making it secure and easy to use so anyone can take advantage. I think it will be interesting to see how IPFS develops and is integrated into more and more consumer products. 

Q: What industries will IPFS be the death blow for? Is there a future for cybersecurity in a distributed web?

I do not think we are talking extinction but evolution. Current centralized systems will evolve into decentralized/distributed systems as users demand the flexibility, security, and efficiency of decentralized/distributed systems. The only companies that will go extinct are those that fail to evolve or evolve without taking into account customer needs. And as far as cybersecurity goes, as long as we use computers and the human condition remains as it is, cybersecurity will also be a lucrative and in-demand career.

Q: How much will AXEL IPFS cost to use?

The IPFS is the backbone for our private, secure file-sharing and cloud storage platform; AXEL Go. You can sign up for a free Basic account and receive 2GB of online storage and enough network fuel for hundreds of typical shares. Power users or enterprise customers have a choice of pricing tiers to accommodate their specific needs. 

Q: Is IPFS the death of HTTP?

In the computer industry, protocols die hard. As much as we want to criticize the problems with centralized computing, it has provided one of the greatest revolutions in mankind’s history. Never before have so many had access to almost the entire world’s knowledge. Individuals and entrepreneurs have tapped into this knowledge to develop some incredibly cool tech over these past 20 years. So, HTTP has been a great success, and it will not disappear quickly. But as 5G becomes more prevalent and developing countries increase their demand for data, decentralized and distributed technologies will be selected as the protocol over HTTP. It is also interesting to note that Tim Berners-Lee who created the HTTP protocol and the World Wide Web is now working on the next distributed/decentralized protocol. It is one of the greatest qualities of humans, we never stop creating.

Q: Do you have any concerns that content on IPFS can’t be removed or censored?

Yes, absolutely. There are clearly certain types of information that are not suited for publication anywhere at any time, such as child pornography or sex trafficking. Universally, this type of abhorrent information has no place on IPFS or anywhere else on the internet for that matter. When it is so universal and clear-cut like this, AXEL will do everything in its power to prevent this content from being listed on IPFS.

Q: What was the most challenging aspect of developing AXEL IPFS?

The IPFS is still actively being developed and there are always difficulties with anything new and in-development. But otherwise, I have been developing technology for over 30 years and with that experience, you learn how to be diligent and get it done the right way.

Q: What does AXEL IPFS do that sets it apart from any other IPFS platform?

We believe our IPFS integration is the most easy-to-use, intuitive solution on the market. In the past, IPFS pinning required extensive technical knowledge or expensive third party services. We’ve eliminated both barriers and made utilizing this decentralized technology simple and affordable. For instance, with AXEL Go, the process isn’t any more complicated than using other popular cloud storage and sharing applications. And it doesn’t get much more affordable than a free Basic account! 

Q: How can someone help or participate in the project?

Join us on Discord or Telegram and get involved. Telegram has a lot of great community activity and Discord is where the Devs hang out. Come chat with us! There are so many ways to get involved, ask any of the channel admins and they’d be happy to help!

Filed Under: Company News, Tech Tagged With: dapps, IPFS, Privacy, Tech, technology

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