Big data could predict cyber attacks

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Big data can play a large role in fighting cybersecurity events by helping to predict when events will occur, but challenges remain.

Big data has the potential to predict cyber attacks before they happen, particularly when data visualization is used.

eWeek reported that a panel of cyberexperts believe visualizing event data can spot trouble more quickly than reading.

But the challenge is sorting vast amounts of data to separate true events from noise, the experts said.