A recent survey of government cybersecurity professionals found that 86 percent of respondents believe big data analytics could help improve cybersecurity, but only 28 percent 
are currently fully leveraging big data for security purposes.
Amir Orad built his career at the intersection of cybersecurity and big data analytics. “When I started 15 years ago, very binary, manual security decisions were the norm. We introduced the use of big data for security by adjusting in real-time the level of cybersecurity based on analytical decisions.:
Analytics is key to fighting security information overload, highlighting what’s important, and striking the right balance between automated decisions and decision-making by humans.