{"id":317959,"date":"2024-09-21T14:00:46","date_gmt":"2024-09-21T14:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/?p=317959"},"modified":"2024-09-21T14:00:45","modified_gmt":"2024-09-21T14:00:45","slug":"ai-forces-a-cyber-rethink","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/ai-forces-a-cyber-rethink","title":{"rendered":"How the Two Faces of AI Are Forcing a Cyber Re-Think"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/top-cybersecurity-threats-and-how-to-protect-your-data\">fight against cybercrime<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/190\/artificial-intelligence-ai\">AI<\/a> is both a rising threat and a potential new ally.<\/p>\n<p>While <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/34948\/large-language-model-llm\">large language models<\/a> (LLMs) can blur the lines between authentic users and imposters, they can also help <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/10484\/chief-security-officer-cso\">CSOs<\/a> find hidden vulnerabilities and predict where the next attack might land.<\/p>\n<p>We examine AI&#8217;s cyber-duality and look at how LLMs are being used for both bad \u2013 and good.<\/p>\n<div class=\"su-note\"  style=\"border-color:#dddddd;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\"><div class=\"su-note-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"background-color:#F7F7F7;border-color:#ffffff;color:#333333;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\">\n<h2><span id=\"key_takeaways\">Key Takeaways<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>For security professionals. AI&#8217;s impact has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/ai-and-cybersecurity-benefits-and-threats\">negatives and positives<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Hackers are using GenAI to power up their exploits and adapt their techniques.<\/li>\n<li>Yet LLMs are also giving security operations center (SOC) teams new capabilities for incident response and vulnerability management.<\/li>\n<li>AI&#8217;s good\/bad dichotomy is another factor CSOs need to weigh as they evolve cybersecurity infrastructure for future threats.<\/li>\n<li>Those could include emerging developments in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/news\/emotion-ai-raises-ethical-concerns-as-business-software-trend-gains-momentum\">affective computing<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/embodied-ai-bridging-the-gap-between-mind-and-matter\">embodied AI<\/a><strong>, <\/strong>which experts believe we need to watch closely to ensure they can&#8217;t be weaponized by bad actors.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div>\n    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An application promising greater productivity could also be ripe for weaponization, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/34633\/generative-ai\">generative AI<\/a> providing the perfect example. Its ability to sort through massive amounts of data and quickly recognize useful patterns is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/news\/64-of-software-developers-use-genai-for-work-docker\">changing how we work<\/a> and create. GenAI is also helping <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/elite-hackers-and-how-businesses-can-fight-back\">hackers mount attacks that weren&#8217;t possible before<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This dark AI is adept at learning and adapting its techniques to breach security systems. Where good AI is used to improve decision-making or automate complex tasks, dark AI uses its powers for evil, altering data, infiltrating systems, and conducting cyberattacks.<\/p>\n<p>Bad actors have already built <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/the-future-of-dark-ai-tools-what-to-expect-next\">dark AI tools<\/a> that exploit network and device vulnerabilities at speed, going unnoticed until the damage is already done.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_317965\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-317965\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/AIs-hype-and-promise-in-cybersecurity-is-balanced-by-trepidation-and-risk-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"AI\u2019s hype and promise in cybersecurity is balanced by trepidation and risk\" width=\"1200\" height=\"676\" class=\"wp-image-317965\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/AIs-hype-and-promise-in-cybersecurity-is-balanced-by-trepidation-and-risk-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/AIs-hype-and-promise-in-cybersecurity-is-balanced-by-trepidation-and-risk-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/AIs-hype-and-promise-in-cybersecurity-is-balanced-by-trepidation-and-risk-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/AIs-hype-and-promise-in-cybersecurity-is-balanced-by-trepidation-and-risk-1200x676.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/AIs-hype-and-promise-in-cybersecurity-is-balanced-by-trepidation-and-risk.jpg 1360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-317965\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">AI\u2019s hype and promise in cybersecurity is balanced by trepidation and risk. Source Gartner<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><span id=\"ais_darkside\">AI&#8217;s Darkside<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Zendata CEO <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/npappu\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Narayana Pappu<\/strong><\/a> told Techopedia that <a href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2024\/02\/04\/asia\/deepfake-cfo-scam-hong-kong-intl-hnk\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">hard-to-detect deepfakes<\/a> are one <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/detect-deepfakes-tips\">serious concern<\/a>. Gartner reckons that deepfakes will become so convincing in the next two years that 30% of enterprises will <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gartner.com\/en\/cybersecurity\/topics\/cybersecurity-and-ai\" target=\"_blank\">stop using facial biometrics<\/a> altogether for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/top-digital-identity-verification-trends-and-innovations\">identity verification<\/a> and authentication.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Meanwhile, GenAI tools designed for hacking are &#8220;adapting to security systems and can learn from the results of other attacks, allowing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/4015\/malicious-software-malware\">malware<\/a> to dynamically adjust tactics during an attack based on real-time analysis of the target&#8217;s defenses.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Together, they&#8217;re enabling hackers to operate at a scale not seen before. Last week, BT said it was capturing roughly <a href=\"https:\/\/newsroom.bt.com\/bt-spots-2000-signals-of-potential-cyber-attacks-every-second-as-tvs-hunted-star-warns-of-ai-arms-race\/\" target=\"_blank\">2,000 signals per second<\/a> across its networks, indicating a potential cyberattack. This points to an &#8220;AI arms&#8221; race as increasingly sophisticated hackers seek to out-compete one another in identifying new exploits. In the past year, BT engineers have seen a meteoric <strong>1,200% increase in scanning bots attempting to access its systems<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>However, AI tools don&#8217;t have to be weaponized to assist in criminal activity; their use in analytics provides ample benefits.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/jstephenkowski\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Stephen Kowski<\/strong><\/a><strong>, Field CTO at SlashNext Email Security<\/strong>, told Techopedia that while direct AI involvement in attacks grabs headlines, &#8220;the real threat lies in AI&#8217;s ability to scale and refine existing attack patterns.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;We&#8217;re seeing a surge in multichannel attacks that don&#8217;t rely on advanced AI for execution but benefit from its creative input in design,&#8221; he says. &#8220;This indirect use of AI allows cybercriminals to craft more convincing, widespread, and adaptable attack campaigns.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2><span id=\"how_cybercriminals_use_ai\">How Cybercriminals Use AI<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Biggest-Threats-of-AI-for-Cybersecurity-288x300.webp\" alt=\"Biggest Threats of AI for Cybersecurity\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1252\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-317967\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Biggest-Threats-of-AI-for-Cybersecurity-288x300.webp 288w, https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Biggest-Threats-of-AI-for-Cybersecurity-981x1024.webp 981w, https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Biggest-Threats-of-AI-for-Cybersecurity-768x801.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Biggest-Threats-of-AI-for-Cybersecurity.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"su-accordion su-u-trim\">\n<div class=\"su-spoiler su-spoiler-style-fancy su-spoiler-icon-plus\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\" data-anchor-in-url=\"no\"><div class=\"su-spoiler-title\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><span class=\"su-spoiler-icon\"><\/span><strong>Automating Attacks<\/strong><\/div><div class=\"su-spoiler-content su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\"> Sophisticated cyberattacks normally require a human hacker to drive them forward. GenAI-enabled tools enable adversaries to automate how attacks are executed and respond to challenges in real time. <\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"su-spoiler su-spoiler-style-fancy su-spoiler-icon-plus su-spoiler-closed\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\" data-anchor-in-url=\"no\"><div class=\"su-spoiler-title\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><span class=\"su-spoiler-icon\"><\/span><strong>Gathering Data More Efficiently<\/strong><\/div><div class=\"su-spoiler-content su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\"> Every cyberattack starts with a research phase, where bad actors scan for exploitable vulnerabilities and look for information assets worth stealing. AI can accelerate this reconnaissance phase by doing the heavy lifting of identifying potential targets and improving the accuracy of analysis. <\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"su-spoiler su-spoiler-style-fancy su-spoiler-icon-plus su-spoiler-closed\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\" data-anchor-in-url=\"no\"><div class=\"su-spoiler-title\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><span class=\"su-spoiler-icon\"><\/span><strong>Customizing Messages<\/strong><\/div><div class=\"su-spoiler-content su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\"> GenAI routinely scrapes massive amounts of personal data from public sources like company websites and social media accounts. Cybercriminals can turn that into a dark AI capability by crafting hyper-personalized messages that make <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/steps-to-take-after-clicking-on-a-phishing-link\">phishing emails and calls<\/a> more plausible and effective. <\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"su-spoiler su-spoiler-style-fancy su-spoiler-icon-plus su-spoiler-closed\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\" data-anchor-in-url=\"no\"><div class=\"su-spoiler-title\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><span class=\"su-spoiler-icon\"><\/span><strong>Reinforcement Learning<\/strong><\/div><div class=\"su-spoiler-content su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\"> Large language models are designed to learn and adapt in real-time, a capability that threat actors can use to identify the most effective break-in techniques or the best ways to avoid being detected. <\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"su-spoiler su-spoiler-style-fancy su-spoiler-icon-plus su-spoiler-closed\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\" data-anchor-in-url=\"no\"><div class=\"su-spoiler-title\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><span class=\"su-spoiler-icon\"><\/span><strong>Targeting Employees<\/strong><\/div><div class=\"su-spoiler-content su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\"> AI tools can help identify the most high-value targets inside a business. They might be executives, people with access to proprietary data, or IT staff with wide system access. AI can also be used to find <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/insider-threat-awareness-avoiding-internal-security-breaches\/2\/34595\">insider threats<\/a> \u2013 people who have a lower degree of technical comprehension or exhibit unsafe behaviors. <\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2><span id=\"ai_for_good\">AI for Good<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/danortega\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Dan Ortega<\/strong><\/a><strong>, Security Strategist at Anomali<\/strong>, told Techopedia that the proliferation of AI is making the threat landscape &#8220;increasingly complex and difficult to manage and track. Security teams now need to rethink what tools they&#8217;re using to gather and analyze threat data.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He says AI can add capabilities in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/33961\/security-operations-center-soc\">security operations center<\/a> (SOC), &#8220;taking the load off of security analysts by providing the ability to continuously gather and analyze data from across the IT environment, to flag threats before they can create damage.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_317972\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-317972\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Impact-of-GenAI-for-CISOs-300x183.jpg\" alt=\"Impact of GenAI for CISOs\" width=\"1200\" height=\"732\" class=\"wp-image-317972\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Impact-of-GenAI-for-CISOs-300x183.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Impact-of-GenAI-for-CISOs-1024x625.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Impact-of-GenAI-for-CISOs-768x469.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Impact-of-GenAI-for-CISOs-1200x732.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Impact-of-GenAI-for-CISOs.jpg 1360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-317972\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Impact of GenAI for CISOs. Source: Gartner<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>SlashNext&#8217;s Kowski says this is where AI&#8217;s true potential in cybersecurity lies \u2013 in enhancing human expertise rather than replacing it.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;By automating routine tasks and providing rapid threat analysis, AI empowers security teams to focus on strategic decision-making and complex problem-solving. The most effective security strategies combine AI-driven insights with human intuition and experience to create a robust defense against evolving threats.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/ericschwake\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Eric Schwake<\/strong><\/a><strong>, Director of Cybersecurity Strategy at Salt Security<\/strong>, told Techopedia that current cybersecurity tools &#8220;can be improved with AI to quickly filter through analogues traffic to find what&#8217;s truly malicious, automate incident response, and predict future attacks.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>That includes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/4097\/security-incident-and-event-management-siem\">SIEM<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/27805\/digital-forensics\">forensic investigation<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/33710\/endpoint-detection-and-response-edr\">endpoint detection<\/a> solutions, as security vendors rush to meet AI-driven threats with AI-powered responses.<\/p>\n<p>But Schwake also notes that a new class of AI-driven technologies is emerging, &#8220;specifically designed for security use cases like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/29997\/source-code-analysis\">code analysis<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/how-to-use-advanced-threat-intelligence-for-business\">threat intelligence<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/the-threat-of-ai-deception\">deception technologies<\/a>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Analytics sit at the core of these platforms, which take the convergence of data, security, and IT and blend in GenAI and workflow automation to stop attacks before they can do damage.<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"the_soft_underbelly_of_llms\">The Soft Underbelly of LLMs<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Complicating the picture is the fact that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/how-to-stop-hackers-from-jailbreaking-llms\">GenAI has its own unique vulnerabilities<\/a> that hackers are actively probing. Many are accessible to non-technical actors, creating a new category of &#8216;layman&#8217; cybercriminals who can mount attacks they would otherwise struggle to execute.<\/p>\n<p>These can include:<\/p>\n<div class=\"su-accordion su-u-trim\">\n<div class=\"su-spoiler su-spoiler-style-fancy su-spoiler-icon-plus\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\" data-anchor-in-url=\"no\"><div class=\"su-spoiler-title\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><span class=\"su-spoiler-icon\"><\/span><strong>Prompt Injection Attacks<\/strong><\/div><div class=\"su-spoiler-content su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\"> A type of attack that occurs when special instructions are given to an otherwise benign GenAI prompt to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/prompt-injection-attack\">shape the model&#8217;s output for malicious purposes<\/a>. <\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"su-spoiler su-spoiler-style-fancy su-spoiler-icon-plus su-spoiler-closed\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\" data-anchor-in-url=\"no\"><div class=\"su-spoiler-title\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><span class=\"su-spoiler-icon\"><\/span><strong>Jailbreaking<\/strong><\/div><div class=\"su-spoiler-content su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/how-to\/how-to-jailbreak-chatgpt\">A form of prompt injection<\/a> designed to undermine the function of LLM-driven chatbots. A prompt is created with instructions designed to disable LLM safety and moderation features. <\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"su-spoiler su-spoiler-style-fancy su-spoiler-icon-plus su-spoiler-closed\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\" data-anchor-in-url=\"no\"><div class=\"su-spoiler-title\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><span class=\"su-spoiler-icon\"><\/span><strong>Poisoning Training Data<\/strong><\/div><div class=\"su-spoiler-content su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/nightshade-data-poisoning-ai\">Corrupting an LLM&#8217;s training data<\/a> to create malicious outputs. This could involve inserting manipulated or incorrect data into a model&#8217;s training dataset to alter its behavior. <\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"su-spoiler su-spoiler-style-fancy su-spoiler-icon-plus su-spoiler-closed\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\" data-anchor-in-url=\"no\"><div class=\"su-spoiler-title\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><span class=\"su-spoiler-icon\"><\/span><strong>LLM Supply Chain Attacks<\/strong><\/div><div class=\"su-spoiler-content su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\"> Where criminals <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/supply-chain-attack\">target and compromise third-party software<\/a> libraries, dependencies, and development tools used to create GenAI tools. <\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"su-spoiler su-spoiler-style-fancy su-spoiler-icon-plus su-spoiler-closed\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\" data-anchor-in-url=\"no\"><div class=\"su-spoiler-title\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><span class=\"su-spoiler-icon\"><\/span><strong>Crescendo Attacks<\/strong><\/div><div class=\"su-spoiler-content su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\"> A newer form of attack that borrows ideas from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/how-to-avoid-social-engineering-attacks-that-prey-on-employee-psychology\">social engineering<\/a>. They get around\u00a0 LLM safety measures by starting with benign prompts and then gradually adding injections, avoiding triggering defenses. <\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/timayling\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Tim Ayling<\/strong><\/a><strong>, VP Cyber Security Solutions EMEA for Imperva<\/strong>, agrees that GenAI tools lower the bar for entering the hacking world.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;ve observed instances where comments about specific exploits posted online are picked up by these tools during <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/10008\/web-crawler\">web crawling<\/a> and then built upon,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>The handling of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/25260\/sensitive-information\">sensitive information<\/a> by AI systems presents another opportunity for cybercriminals. Ayling added:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;With the vast amounts of data processed, there&#8217;s a risk that sensitive data could be inadvertently revealed. Threat actors might trick AI systems into sharing confidential data, such as customer records or trade secrets, leading to privacy breaches, legal issues, and reputational damage.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2><span id=\"top_3_future_threats\">Top 3 Future Threats<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>While developers work to patch up GenAI&#8217;s in-built security weaknesses, a new set of cyber worries is on the horizon. Experts point to these emerging AI or &#8216;AI-adjacent&#8217; trends as the ones to watch:<\/p>\n<h3>1. Agentic AI<\/h3>\n<p>The proliferation of GenAI tools will eventually create an Internet of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/28055\/intelligent-agent\">Agents<\/a> or IOA, a deeply integrated network of AI-to-AI applications or &#8216;agents&#8217; that interact directly with each other, completing tasks and executing complex, multi-step transactions with minimal human intervention<\/p>\n<div class=\"su-note\"  style=\"border-color:#e5e54c;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\"><div class=\"su-note-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"background-color:#FFFF66;border-color:#ffffff;color:#333333;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\">\nThe risk is that an AI tool tasked with, say, managing stock portfolios, making travel arrangements, or executing marketing campaigns could be compromised by third parties.<br \/>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<h3>2. Embodied AI<\/h3>\n<p>On a similar theme, anyone <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=v0GS52f_wTA\" target=\"_blank\">watching the video<\/a> for the recent launch of NVIDIA&#8217;s AI-driven robotics platform will be struck by the demo robots and their ability to interact with the physical world using fine motor skills. Robots are being designed to interact with other robots, LLMs, and humans.<\/p>\n<div class=\"su-note\"  style=\"border-color:#e5e54c;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\"><div class=\"su-note-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"background-color:#FFFF66;border-color:#ffffff;color:#333333;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\">\n<p>The potential for a physically strong, fast, and independently-mobile robot to be hacked and zombie-fied by a threat actor won&#8217;t be lost on anyone.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<h3>3. Affective Computing<\/h3>\n<p>Academics are making progress in creating more personalized and intuitive interactions between people and software. In the simplest terms, affective computing aims to create machines that understand and respond to human emotions \u2013\u00a0naturally making them harder to distinguish from real flesh &amp; blood homo sapiens.<\/p>\n<div class=\"su-note\"  style=\"border-color:#e5e54c;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\"><div class=\"su-note-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"background-color:#FFFF66;border-color:#ffffff;color:#333333;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\">\n<p>We&#8217;re already seeing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/how-to-protect-yourself-from-deepfakes-tips-to-follow\">deepfakes<\/a> capable of tricking accountants into making bogus international cash transfers. Imagine what else fraudsters might be able to perpetrate with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=YAYKnnWCzto\" target=\"_blank\">more-human-than-human<\/a> technologies to work with?<br \/>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<h3>The Evolving Role of AI in Cybersecurity<\/h3>\n<p>In the past, developing sophisticated exploits needed budgets, brainpower, and resources only nation-state actors could provide. Today, AI is handing those capabilities to a wider array of criminal gangs and fraudsters. Despite safeguards by GenAI leaders like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/how-does-openai-make-money\">OpenAI<\/a> to stop the spread of potentially harmful information, hackers keep discovering new ways to get around them.<\/p>\n<p>Zendata&#8217;s Pappu says one result of GenAI being harnessed for cybercrime is that security teams are &#8216;drowning in noise&#8217; from continual system alerts warning of potential threats. Amid a growing volume of signals and false positives, AI and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/8181\/machine-learning-ml\">machine learning<\/a> technologies offer potential solutions to an overwhelming workload \u2026 though much of it is dark-AI-driven.<\/p>\n<p>AI-powered cyber defenses can scan network activity, pinpoint anomalies and prioritize alerts. It can pore over huge volumes of data, identify suspicious content and isolate threats. They also promise to leave senior SOC analysts free to focus on strategic activities like coordinating damage control and directing tactical offensive operations.<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"the_bottom_line_building_resilient_multi-layered_security\">The Bottom Line: Building Resilient, Multi-Layered Security<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>SlashNext&#8217;s Stephen Kowski says that, for now, &#8220;CSOs should prioritize addressing current risks amplified by AI&#8217;s supporting role in attack design.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The immediate concern is less focused on autonomous AI agents, but rather on the enhanced creativity and efficiency AI lends to human attackers. Focusing on building resilient, multi-layered security systems that can adapt to diverse attack vectors is crucial in this evolving threat environment.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"faqs\">FAQs<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"man_faq_sec\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/FAQPage\"><\/time><section class=\"ms_faq ms_card \" ><div itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntity\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Question\"><div class=\"accordionButton\"><h3 itemprop=\"name\">How is AI a threat to cyber security?<\/h3> <\/div>\n<div class=\"accordionContent\" itemscope itemprop=\"acceptedAnswer\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Answer\" style=\"display:none;\"><p itemprop=\"text\">Generative AI tools can strengthen hackers&#8217; ability to impersonate humans, identify the most effective exploits, and avoid detection.<\/p>\r\n                <\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<section class=\"ms_faq ms_card \" ><div itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntity\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Question\"><div class=\"accordionButton\"><h3 itemprop=\"name\">How is AI revolutionizing cyber security?<\/h3> <\/div>\n<div class=\"accordionContent\" itemscope itemprop=\"acceptedAnswer\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Answer\" style=\"display:none;\"><p itemprop=\"text\">GenAI&#8217;s pattern recognition abilities make it easier for SOC analysts to analyze network activity and identify attacks as they occur. AI analytics can also help security teams predict where the next attack is likely to come from.<\/p>\r\n                <\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<section class=\"ms_faq ms_card \" ><div itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntity\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Question\"><div class=\"accordionButton\"><h3 itemprop=\"name\">Can AI replace cybersecurity professionals?<\/h3> <\/div>\n<div class=\"accordionContent\" itemscope itemprop=\"acceptedAnswer\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Answer\" style=\"display:none;\"><p itemprop=\"text\">No. Experts believe AI will augment and support human cybersecurity professionals rather than replace them.<\/p>\r\n                <\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<section class=\"ms_faq ms_card \" ><div itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntity\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Question\"><div class=\"accordionButton\"><h3 itemprop=\"name\">How are malicious actors using AI?<\/h3> <\/div>\n<div class=\"accordionContent\" itemscope itemprop=\"acceptedAnswer\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Answer\" style=\"display:none;\"><p itemprop=\"text\">Malicious actors use AI to automate certain kinds of attacks, gather and analyze information about potential phishing targets, and engage in reinforcement learning, a type of machine learning that learns from past activity and improves the effectiveness of future attacks.<\/p>\r\n                <\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<section class=\"ms_faq ms_card \" ><div itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntity\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Question\"><div class=\"accordionButton\"><h3 itemprop=\"name\">How much demand is there for AI-powered cybersecurity tools?<\/h3> <\/div>\n<div class=\"accordionContent\" itemscope itemprop=\"acceptedAnswer\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Answer\" style=\"display:none;\"><p itemprop=\"text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.morganstanley.com\/articles\/ai-cybersecurity-new-era\" target=\"_blank\">Figures from Morgan Stanley<\/a> estimate the global market for AI-based cybersecurity products was $15 billion in 2021. By 2030, the investment bank expects that number to surge to $135 billion.<\/p>\r\n                <\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<div class=\"reference-content\">\n<div class=\"reference-heading reference-content-collapsible-heading\">\n<h2><span id=\"references\">References<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"reference-content-body\">\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/npappu\/\" target=\"_blank\">Narayana P. &#8211; Zendata | LinkedIn<\/a> (Linkedin)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2024\/02\/04\/asia\/deepfake-cfo-scam-hong-kong-intl-hnk\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">Finance worker pays out $25 million after video call with deepfake &#8216;chief financial officer&#8217; | CNN<\/a> (Edition.cnn)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gartner.com\/en\/cybersecurity\/topics\/cybersecurity-and-ai\" target=\"_blank\">Cybersecurity and AI: Enabling Security While Managing Risk<\/a> (Gartner)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/newsroom.bt.com\/bt-spots-2000-signals-of-potential-cyber-attacks-every-second-as-tvs-hunted-star-warns-of-ai-arms-race\/\" target=\"_blank\">BT spots 2,000 signals of potential cyber attacks every second, as TV&#8217;s Hunted star warns of &#8220;AI arms race&#8221;<\/a> (Newsroom.bt)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/jstephenkowski\/\" target=\"_blank\">J Stephen Kowski, MSEE, JD &#8211; SlashNext | LinkedIn<\/a> (Linkedin)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/danortega\/\" target=\"_blank\">Dan Ortega &#8211; Anomali | LinkedIn<\/a> (Linkedin)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/ericschwake\/\" target=\"_blank\">Eric Schwake, CISSP &#8211; Salt Security | LinkedIn<\/a> (Linkedin)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/timayling\/\" target=\"_blank\">Tim Ayling &#8211; Imperva | LinkedIn<\/a> (Linkedin)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=v0GS52f_wTA\/\" target=\"_blank\">This Robots Will Change The World | Nvidia Event 2024<\/a> (Youtube)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=YAYKnnWCzto\" target=\"_blank\">Blade Runner-More Human Than Human<\/a> (Youtube)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.morganstanley.com\/articles\/ai-cybersecurity-new-era\" target=\"_blank\">AI and Cybersecurity: A New Era<\/a> (Morganstanley)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the fight against cybercrime, AI is both a rising threat and a potential new ally. 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