How to Deploy Self-Learning AI Behavioral Analytics Ethically — And Why

July 7, 2025
Self-learning AI enhances behavioral analytics for detecting advanced threats and insider risks, but demands careful attention to bias, transparency, and ethical use.
About the Author

Stephan Jou | Senior Director of Security Analytics

Stephan Jou is Senior Director of Security Analytics at OpenText Cybersecurity, and currently leads efforts to apply AI and analytical methods for cybersecurity use cases. Jou was CTO and co-founder of Interset, where he developed a leading-edge cybersecurity and In-Q-Tel funded project that uses machine learning and behavioral analytics, prior to being acquired by Micro Focus and then OpenText. Previous to OpenText, Jou has been at IBM and Cognos where he led the development of over ten products in the areas of cloud computing, mobile, visualization, semantic search, data mining, and neural networks. 

About the Author

Maria Pospelova | Senior Manager of AI & Data Science

Maria Pospelova is Senior Manager of AI & Data Science at OpenText Cybersecurity, where she serves as Principal Data Scientist. She was previously a Senior Security Data Scientist at Interset, which was acquired by Micro Focus and later became part of OpenText. Before joining OpenText, Pospelova was a developer at Bedarra Research Labs, where she supported both front- and back-end development. With deep expertise in applying data science to the cybersecurity domain, she takes an active role in the development and innovation of OpenText's technology, authoring several patents and research papers in both fields.