The application of AI to cybersecurity is an experimental research area that's not without problems, which we will try to explain during this chapter. However, it is undeniable that the results achieved so far are promising, and that in the near future the methods of analysis will become common practice, with clear and positive consequences in the cybersecurity professional field, both in terms of new job opportunities and new challenges.
When dealing with the topic of applying AI to cybersecurity, the reactions from insiders are often ambivalent. In fact, reactions of skepticism alternate with conservative attitudes, partly caused by the fear that machines will supplant human operators, despite the high technical and professional skills of humans, acquired from years of hard work.
However, in the near future, companies and organizations will...