How a UAE engineer made AI detect cyberattacks 31 times faster

Abu Dhabi: An Emirati engineer has developed an artificial intelligence (AI) system that detects cyberattacks with 97.45 per cent accuracy, identifying 14 types of threats in just 0.87 milliseconds, around 31 times faster than a previous international research benchmark tested on. Get updated faster and for FREE: Download the Gulf News app now - simply click here..

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Abu Dhabi: An Emirati engineer has developed an artificial intelligence (AI) system that detects cyberattacks with 97.45 per cent accuracy, identifying 14 types of threats in just 0.87 milliseconds , around 31 times faster than a previous international research benchmark tested on.

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By addressing real-world cybersecurity challenges, the research demonstrates how Emirati expertise can contribute to developing future technologies..

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