Leveraging Artificial Intelligence for Advanced Threat Detection and Response in Modern Cybersecurity Frameworks
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https://doi.org/10.22399/ijcesen.4131Keywords:
Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity Frameworks, Threat Detection, Machine Learning, Cyber Threat Intelligence, Adversarial AttacksAbstract
The study investigates the role of artificial intelligence technologies including machine learning deep learning and natural language processing in transforming the threat detection and response procedures within the current cybersecurity model. The fast-changing nature of cyberattacks, traditional security systems are being found incapable of identifying and countering advanced attacks. Artificial intelligence has led to the emergence of disruptive technologies in the cybersecurity sector. It is now possible to use proactive, adaptive and intelligent defense strategies. The research is the study of mixed research, using a literature review and empirical study. The literature review relates to the present state of AI techniques and tools that have already been introduced to cybersecurity systems and include anomaly detection, behavior analysis and threat intelligence. The qualitative data will be achieved through expert online interview questionnaires about cybersecurity specialists. The ability of AI-enhanced systems to perform according to specific measurement parameters is measured by using such performance parameters as detection accuracy, false positive rate and response time. It is evident that AI proves to be very effective in detecting and containing the advanced threats owing to its capabilities of detecting the complicated patterns as well as its recent real-time impact response action. AI into the cybersecurity systems, not only is the resilience of the system boosted, but also the response time and human error. There are some issues with model interpretability, data privacy. It is adversarial AI that are to be resolved to achieve AI potential. The research has arrived at the conclusion that humans and AI must work in their cybersecurity roles and establish sturdy and future-proof cybersecurity infrastructures.
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