AI vs traditional cybersecurity
In the digital age, cyber threats evolve by the hour. Organizations once relied largely on traditional cybersecurity — signature‑based detection, manual monitoring, and reactive responses. But with malware, phishing, and ransomware growing ever more sophisticated, a new player has entered the field: Artificial Intelligence (AI) . AI is transforming how we defend networks, data, and systems. Yet this transformation raises important questions: how does AI compare with traditional cybersecurity? And is it truly better — or just different? What is Traditional Cybersecurity? Traditional cybersecurity refers to defenses built around fixed rules, known threat signatures, and human vigilance. Its core features: Signature-based detection: Tools compare incoming files, emails, or network traffic against databases of known malware signatures. Anything matching known “bad code” gets flagged or blocked. Rule- and heuristic-based systems: Administrators define policies — for exa...