LinkedIn, an employment-based social media platform, streamlines and maximizes its system to protect its base by incorporating artificial intelligence (AI). Along with a tailored AI application, the company has chosen a “Do It Yourself” format.
Sabry Tozin, the VP and head of productivity engineering, discussed the process and development of the new project, the Security Posture Platform AI project, in an interview with a media house.
The first reason behind the project was to create a single truth source for the hardware ecosphere.
Tozin explained, “If you have multiple sources querying the same info, you no longer have a source of truth.”. So, the first step was to say, ‘Okay, from all these different sources, I’m going to pour all the data into a single knowledge graph that will become my single source of truth, informing me about all my assets and their relationships.”
LinkedIn’s second problem was its security and hardware, which eventually created a knowledge graph. This graph helps gather all relevant data in one place, featuring the connections of different systems. It also assists to identify weaknesses and predict where attacks might occur.
Later, LinkedIn also included smart features like query improvement and data handling. According to the social media platform, the new platform can work on questions based on the information, try different queries, and learn from previous questions that represent data handling.
For a secure system, LinkedIn hired a small team to access and use the platform. It watches for any unusual activity to restrict the misusage. Additionally, the human experts check all the results to ensure they are correct.
Additionally, the newer system has generated accuracy. According to LinkedIn, the previous project which started with the initial generation of GPT had 40 to 50% accuracy; however, the latest models in the generation of GPT-4 have now achieved an accuracy of 85 to 90%.
The upgraded security system helps the company and its team understand the vulnerabilities and risks, helping LinkedIn showcase a secure cybersecurity system. This newly updated AI application is responsible for answering security questions like, “Are we affected by vulnerability X?”, “What is the highest-risk vulnerability on my devices?” and “What services are running on host X, and who are the owners?”
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