Cisco’s Plan for Keeping AI Systems Safe From Attack: Using AI

Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins looks to better protect AI systems by automating more security tasks.Photographer: Hollie Adams/Bloomberg
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Cisco Systems Inc. is embracing a new approach to protecting artificial intelligence computing systems: using AI itself to keep them safe from attack.

The company, whose equipment serves as the backbone of computer networks, is introducing a service that relies on AI to automate security tasks, such as patching vulnerabilities, handling testing and deploying upgrades. It also can isolate an intrusion when it happens.