Cylance brings AI and machine learning to anti-virus protection

Malware is everywhere. 350,000 new pieces of malware are discovered every day, which breaks down to more than four new threats every single second. Right now, nearly 1 billion malware programs are out there, accounting for more than 7 billion attacks last year.

Considering that overwhelming volume of new threats, users need to be confident that their anti-virus software is up to the task. Unfortunately, the problem with many of the old-school legacy anti-virus systems is that they aren’t.

Cylance Smart Antivirus takes a different approach to protecting computers from viruses, malware, and other online threats. Their new world order weaponizes artificial intelligence and machine learning to safeguard your computer and wipe out potential threats before they infect your systems.

While many legacy antivirus software rely on semi-regular updates and signatures to keep your computer safe, Cylance goes to the next level. Rather than waiting for a malware master list to get updated with new threats before then updating your system, Cylance employs cutting-edge algorithms and artificial intelligence to effectively inject your computer with a super-lightweight, neural-net-fashioned brain. That brain has been trained with all the tricks to catch and quarantine viruses before they activate in your system.

And, unlike other antivirus software that has to constantly be scanning to uncover potential problems, Cylance is always on in the background of your computer. When it detects a possible threat, it springs into action to corral and eliminate that malware. With its self-learning core, Cylance says users can expect that ever-evolving brain to continue trapping and exterminating all those hundreds of thousands of newly generating malware threats for up to two years, without any type of update.

Cylance Smart Antivirus works for both Mac and Windows-based systems. Regularly, a lifetime of Cylance protection would cost almost $1,600, but as part of this deal, you can get ongoing Cylance coverage for just $79, a savings of over 90%.

Prices subject to change.

Published at Sun, 06 Dec 2020 00:45:00 +0000

Advanced Artificial Intelligence Adopters Attributed 12% Points of Revenue Gain Directly to AI …

The COVID-19 pandemic has led to businesses or companies adopting artificial intelligence (AI) based solutions. Firms operating in nearly every sector have integrated AI and automation software according to a new survey of professionals working in the financial services sector.

Nearly 66% or two-thirds of financial services professionals surveyed revealed that the Coronavirus crisis had caused their business or organization to look into potential uses of AI and automation technology. As first reported by the American Banker, almost 75% or three-quarters of respondents considered AI to be very important or critical to their gradual recovery from the pandemic.

A separate survey from IBM found that over 85% of advanced adopters have been able to cut down operating costs with AI. Senior management professionals reported operating cost savings from AI across many different areas. Approximately 47% have seen cost improvement in process efficiency, 41% in supply chain and production, and 39% in headcount efficiency improvements.

The extensive report from IBM further noted:

“Advanced AI adopters attribute 10-12% points of revenue gains (or erosion offset) to AI. Companies report 6.3% points of direct revenue gains directly attributable to AI on average, which offset revenue erosion for those hit hard by the pandemic or helped capitalize on new growth opportunities for those seeing greater demand.”

The report added:

“Virtual agent technology alone accounts for significant financial and operational benefits. 99% of companies report reduction in cost per contact from using virtual agent technology—estimated at $5.50 cost savings per contained conversation. This corresponds with a 12 percentage point rise in customer satisfaction and a 9 percentage point rise in agent satisfaction, along with 3% revenue gain.”

The report also mentioned that a core set of technologies with AI “at its center” have proven especially “vital” during the Coronavirus crisis. As confirmed in other recent studies, digital transformation is accelerating: approximately 60% of C-suite executives say they’re accelerating digital transformation during the COVID-19 health crisis, and “fully two-thirds say the pandemic has allowed them to advance specific transformation initiatives that were previously encountering organizational resistance.”

The report revealed:

“Tech-savvy companies are outperforming: Organizations that had already embedded technology deeply and meaningfully into business operations and processes have consistently outperformed peers in revenue growth by 6 percentage points, on average, during the pandemic.”

Businesses in almost every industry leverage AI or machine learning to streamline operations. As reported recently, an engineer working at Coinbase explains how the digital asset exchange leverages machine learning to maximize business impact.

Published at Sun, 06 Dec 2020 00:45:00 +0000