Hands-On Artificial Intelligence for Cybersecurity: Implement smart AI systems for preventing cyber attacks and detecting threats and network anomalies

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Packt Publishing Ltd, Aug 2, 2019 - Computers - 342 pages

Build smart cybersecurity systems with the power of machine learning and deep learning to protect your corporate assets

Key FeaturesIdentify and predict security threats using artificial intelligenceDevelop intelligent systems that can detect unusual and suspicious patterns and attacksLearn how to test the effectiveness of your AI cybersecurity algorithms and toolsBook Description

Today's organizations spend billions of dollars globally on cybersecurity. Artificial intelligence has emerged as a great solution for building smarter and safer security systems that allow you to predict and detect suspicious network activity, such as phishing or unauthorized intrusions.

This cybersecurity book presents and demonstrates popular and successful AI approaches and models that you can adapt to detect potential attacks and protect your corporate systems. You'll learn about the role of machine learning and neural networks, as well as deep learning in cybersecurity, and you'll also learn how you can infuse AI capabilities into building smart defensive mechanisms. As you advance, you'll be able to apply these strategies across a variety of applications, including spam filters, network intrusion detection, botnet detection, and secure authentication.

By the end of this book, you'll be ready to develop intelligent systems that can detect unusual and suspicious patterns and attacks, thereby developing strong network security defenses using AI.

What you will learnDetect email threats such as spamming and phishing using AICategorize APT, zero-days, and polymorphic malware samplesOvercome antivirus limits in threat detectionPredict network intrusions and detect anomalies with machine learningVerify the strength of biometric authentication procedures with deep learningEvaluate cybersecurity strategies and learn how you can improve themWho this book is for

If you’re a cybersecurity professional or ethical hacker who wants to build intelligent systems using the power of machine learning and AI, you’ll find this book useful. Familiarity with cybersecurity concepts and knowledge of Python programming is essential to get the most out of this book.

 

Contents

Preface
1
AI Core Concepts and Tools of the Trade
7
Introduction to AI for Cybersecurity Professionals
8
Setting Up Your AI for Cybersecurity Arsenal
24
Detecting Cybersecurity Threats with AI
48
Ham or Spam? Detecting Email Cybersecurity Threats with AI
49
Malware Threat Detection
79
Network Anomaly Detection with AI
124
Securing User Authentication
150
Fraud Prevention with Cloud AI Solutions
177
GANs Attacks and Defenses
221
Evaluating and Testing Your AI Arsenal
264
Evaluating Algorithms
265
Assessing your AI Arsenal
284
Other Books You May Enjoy
304
Index
307

Protecting Sensitive Information and Assets
149

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About the author (2019)

Alessandro Parisi has been an IT professional for over 20 years, acquiring significant experience as a security data scientist, and as an AI cybersecurity and blockchain specialist. He has experience of operating within organizational and decisional contexts characterized by high complexity. Over the years, he has helped companies to adopt AI and blockchain DLT technologies as strategic tools in protecting sensitive corporate assets. He holds an MSc in economics and statistics.

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