Revolutionary or evolutionary? An exploration of the role of AI in cybersecurity

This paper explores the uses of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the subfields of cybersecurity. AI plays roles in threat detection and prevention, malware creation, security, and access control. The research question is whether these roles represent something revolutionary and unique, or whether they simply advance existing concepts and practices in an incremental fashion. The results of the analysis indicate that while AI is primarily making existing cybersecurity processes and practices more effective and efficient, it is doing so in a revolutionary manner.