BT Labs Unleash “Inflame”: AI That Sizzles Out Cyber‑Attacks
Picture a digital kitchen where every stew of malware gets flamed before it can touch the saucepan. That’s BT (formerly British Telecom) Labs’ new brain‑child, Inflame, a cybersecurity tool that uses deep reinforcement learning to spot and squash threats in real‑time.
Learning from the Bad Guys (Just Like Us)
Think of deep reinforcement learning as a mix of machine learning and deep learning, but with a twist: the system learns by doing—just like you get better at driving after a few bad brakes. Inflame watches how cyber‑attacks move through a network, learns from every “oops” moment, and then applies that knowledge to future incidents.
Borrowing Tactics from Epidemiology
- Just as doctors model how viruses spread among people, BT’s researchers model how computer viruses hop from one machine to another.
- By understanding those “viral” pathways, they figure out where the real gas jams happen and how to keep the traffic flow smooth.
- It’s a smart way to predict and cut off attacks before they become a network nightmare.
Part of the Bigger Picture: Eagle‑I
Inflame is a feather in the cap of Eagle‑I, BT’s newly launched cyber‑defence platform. That platform isn’t just about spotting problems— it’s about answering them instantly, automatically. The whole system learns from every fix it makes, sharpening its awareness for the next satellite that tries to dodge or smash a network.
How It Keeps Getting Better
After each intervention, instead of skipping to the next command, the platform asks: “Did this work?” This feedback loop lets it learn on the fly, tweak its strategies, and become more efficient against future threats—all while staying warm (or rather, inflamed) about keeping intruders at bay.
Bottom Line
With Inflame and Eagle‑I, BT Labs is turning the cybersecurity field into a game of “Catch ’Em If You Can” where the tools are smarter, faster, and a little more inquisitive than the bad guys. Keep your network fire‑safe while enjoying the science‑meets-spice moment of cyber protection.
