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Cybersecurity & Cryptography · Recorded milestone

Self-defending networks

Recorded year2021

AI systems detect, contain and repair intrusions with no human in the loop.

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Network firewallRecorded · 1988enables
Deep learning breakthroughRecorded · 2012enables
Zero-trust networksRecorded · 2014enables
AI accelerator chipsRecorded · 2016requires

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Dataset updated 2026-10-18. This individual record has not been separately re-reviewed.