Cybersecurity is a crucial consideration for any business or organization operating today. Those who are somewhat familiar with the cybersecurity industry will know that, until recently, there was a generally very lax attitude towards the subject, sometimes alarmingly so. Naturally, as our cybersecurity capabilities increased, cybercriminals have begun turning to increasingly sophisticated methods to carry out their attacks. There are two components to any cybersecurity system. There is the system itself, the software and computers which comprise it and run it, and then there are people. Traditionally, people have represented the weak points of these systems. Even though we can design computerized security systems which are nearly impossible to breach, all it takes is one person being careless with a password to bring the whole thing down. But computers are becoming more powerful and more capable. Artificial intelligence and machine learning which we have used so successfully to keep ourselves protected from cyber attacks are now being adopted and exploited by cyber crooks to thwart our efforts. Defining AI Most people have heard of artificial intelligence (AI), and could probably list at least a couple of its existing applications. Those of us who grew up pre-2000 will remember when AI was new and exciting when we had high hopes and somewhat unrealistic expectations. In today’s world, where we are so used to many of AI’s most common applications, we don’t always think of them as being examples of AI. Current applications of AI range from Amazon and Netflix recommending products and services on the basis of your previously stated preferences, all the way up to military prototypes for autonomous combat systems. Of course, most of the uses of AI fall in between these two extremes when it comes to their real-world applications. In the realm of cybersecurity, AI is used both offensively and defensively. Good Versus Evil One of the key considerations, when we are discuss