Machine Learning and Security

I have just downloaded this book, using O'Reilly's Safari service. Here are the first paragraphs:

Machine learning is eating the world. From communication and finance to transportation, manufacturing, and even agriculture, nearly every technology field has been transformed by machine learning and artificial intelligence, or will soon be.

Computer security is also eating the world. As we become dependent on computers for an ever-greater proportion of our work, entertainment, and social lives, the value of breaching these systems increases proportionally, drawing in an increasing pool of attackers hoping to make money or simply wreak mischief. Furthermore, as systems become increasingly complex and interconnected, it becomes harder and harder to ensure that there are no bugs or backdoors that will give attackers a way in. Indeed, as this book went to press we learned that pretty much every microprocessor currently in use is insecure.

This honesty is refreshing! The amount of hype in the software industry, is staggering.