What is AI cybersecurity and how does it work?

AI cybersecurity uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to detect, prevent, and respond to cyber threats automatically without requiring human intervention for every security event. Unlike traditional signature-based security that only recognizes threats from a predefined database, AI cybersecurity platforms analyze behavioral patterns across your entire IT environment to identify both known attacks and previously unseen zero-day threats in real-time.

Modern AI cybersecurity systems process millions of security events per second, establishing behavioral baselines for every user, device, and application. When the AI detects deviations from normal patterns—such as unusual login times, abnormal data access, or suspicious process execution—it automatically alerts security teams and initiates protective responses within seconds.

Ridge IT Cyber's managed EDR services leverage AI cybersecurity platforms like CrowdStrike to achieve 98.7% threat prevention rates, detecting threats within 1 minute of execution. The technology continuously learns and adapts through cloud-based threat intelligence sharing across millions of endpoints globally, improving security daily without manual updates.