  Policy-mandated, rigorously administered scientific testing is needed to
provide transparency into the efficacy of artificial intelligence-based
(AI-based) cyber defense tools for consumers and to prioritize future research
and development. In this article, we propose a model that is informed by our
experience, urged forward by massive scale cyberattacks, and inspired by
parallel developments in the biomedical field and the unprecedentedly fast
development of new vaccines to combat global pathogens.
