Generative AI And Agentic Systems: The New Frontline In Phishing And Smishing Defense
Check Point, Friday, October 17th, 2025
There's a quiet revolution happening in cyber security. It isn't unfolding in dark forums or exotic zero day markets. It's happening in plain sight-inside large language models, voice cloning tools, and autonomous software agents.
Generative AI and agentic systems are rewriting the playbook for phishing and smishing. What used to be crude, one-off scams are now precisely crafted, multilingual, and adaptive campaigns that target individuals and organizations with frightening efficiency.
For CISOs and security leaders, this isn't a theoretical risk. It's a strategic turning point. The pace of AI innovation on the attacker's side has outstripped the incremental improvements defenders have been making for years. The result? Traditional security assumptions-about detection, user training, and trust-are under strain like never before.