---
title: "How AI Can Help Prevent Data Breaches in 2018 and Beyond"
url: "https://thecybersecurityplace.com/how-ai-can-help-prevent-data-breaches-in-2018-and-beyond/"
date: "2017-11-02T00:20:33+00:00"
section: "Identity Theft"
tags:
  - "Application Security"
  - "Artificial Intelligence"
  - "Data Breach"
  - "Identity Theft"
  - "Patch Management"
  - "software"
source: "darkreading.com"
source_url: "https://www.darkreading.com/attacks-breaches/how-ai-can-help-prevent-data-breaches-in-2018-and-beyond/a/d-id/1330263"
---

# How AI Can Help Prevent Data Breaches in 2018 and Beyond

November 2, 2017 · Reported by darkreading.com

![](https://thecybersecurityplace.com/portadas/2017/how-ai-can-help-prevent-data-breaches-in-2018-and-beyond.jpg)

> Artificial intelligence startups are tackling four key areas that will help companies avoid becoming the next Equifax. Equifax’s stunning data breach is a major headache for some 145 million Americans who could face identity theft for the rest of their lives. The breach has forever tarnished Equifax’s business and brand, and it has prompted the company to replace its CEO , CIO, and CSO .

[Read the full article at darkreading.com](https://www.darkreading.com/attacks-breaches/how-ai-can-help-prevent-data-breaches-in-2018-and-beyond/a/d-id/1330263)

**Tags:** [Application Security](https://thecybersecurityplace.com/tag/application-security/) · [Artificial Intelligence](https://thecybersecurityplace.com/tag/artificial-intelligence/) · [Data Breach](https://thecybersecurityplace.com/tag/data-breach/) · [Identity Theft](https://thecybersecurityplace.com/tag/identity-theft/) · [Patch Management](https://thecybersecurityplace.com/tag/patch-management/) · [software](https://thecybersecurityplace.com/tag/software/)