PodChats For Futureciso: Counter-Tactics Against Artificially Intelligent Ransomware
FutureCIO, Wednesday, January 3th, 2024
When asked about the growing exuberance over the use of generative AI, 54% of the surveyed security specialists believe that the same AI will be used to create convincing phishing emails, 47% expect GenAI will be used to design malware that will avoid detection, and 43% say AI will be used to uncover program vulnerabilities.
In a 2023 Beyond Identity survey of 1,010 cybersecurity specialists one in six had worked for companies that experienced an AI-fuelled cyberattack, with 59% seeing this in phishing attacks and 39% in malware. The good news (maybe) is that 40% said it took less than 24 hours to detect the attack and respond accordingly.
Arguably, the more concerning of the trends highlighted in the report is that 75% of those surveyed believe AI will continue to be used in these cyberattacks and that the vulnerabilities will persist because of a lack of human oversight (57%).