Tag: machine learning

Transparency of machine-learning algorithms is a double-edged sword

November 14, 2017

The European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which will come into force on May 25, 2018, redefines how organizations are required to handle the collection and use of EU citizens’ personal data. Debates around the GDPR focus mostly on the global reach of this legislation, the draconian fines it introduces, or its stricter rules for “informed … More Transparency of machine-learning algorithms is a double-edged sword

Machine learning and math can’t trump smart attackers

April 26, 2017

When you’ve been fighting black-hat hackers for decades, you learn a thing or two about them. Obviously, they are bad, and they like to play with code. But most importantly, they’re continually learning and you need to keep up if you want to protect your customers’ businesses from their sticky fingers. Now, if we were … More Machine learning and math can’t trump smart attackers

When PR and reality collide: The truth about machine learning in cybersecurity

April 20, 2017

Machine learning (ML) is routinely cited by post-truth vendors as their biggest selling point, their main advantage. But ML – if it’s done properly – comes with problems and limitations. ESET has spent years perfecting automated detections, our name for ML in the cybersecurity context. Here are some of the biggest challenges we have observed … More When PR and reality collide: The truth about machine learning in cybersecurity

Don’t buy the elixir of youth: Machine learning is not magic

April 14, 2017

If someone told you they had a magic elixir that would heal all your illnesses or injuries, and make you young again, would you believe them? No matter how medieval this marketing trick might sound, it is still in use, even in the data-driven 21st century. Nowadays, it’s not street vendors selling the elixir of … More Don’t buy the elixir of youth: Machine learning is not magic