Australia Post has partnered with AI security company Alpha Level to apply machine learning to cyber threat detection across its national network, including systems used by licensed post offices and small businesses associated with the organization.
The partnership aims to help security teams collect, process and analyze “billions of data points” to improve the speed and accuracy with which they identify potential threats, the company said.
Australia Post’s chief information security officer Adam Cartwright said the Post Office’s systems generate around four billion data points each month, including network traffic and security logs, which are assessed for signs of malicious activity.
“Machine learning helps by building models that understand what is ‘good’ in that data, allowing us to detect threats faster and more accurately,” Cartwright said. “This not only speeds detection, but also strengthens overall security in an increasingly complex digital environment.”
Alpha Level was co-founded by Dr. Josh Neil, former Microsoft Principal Data Scientist. According to Australia Post, Neil holds a PhD from Los Alamos National Laboratory and specializes in machine learning, statistical mathematics and AI.
Neal said the partnership aims to apply machine learning at scale to strengthen cyber defenses. “By incorporating world-class machine learning into Australia Post’s security operations, we are helping to improve the speed and accuracy of threat detection,” he said.
Australia Post said the rollout will focus on using AI models to sift through large volumes of security alerts, reducing noise and isolating credible threats that can be reviewed by analysts.
