A new report from Techopedia highlights how AI is impacting the cybersecurity field, creating new ways to strengthen defenses while creating larger and more effective cyberattacks.
While AI has some clear benefits for improving cybersecurity teams, the risks associated with this technology pose a complex relationship for businesses.
This is according to a recent report from Techopedia, which claims that cybersecurity is becoming increasingly important for businesses as AI can help uncover cyber-related threats faster and more effectively than without AI. I am. At the same time, there are concerns that threat actors are using AI to scale up their cyberattacks.
The report suggests that the global AI in cybersecurity market will grow from $24.3 billion last year to more than $133 billion by 2030.
“AI has exploded in popularity over the past year, with users adopting it in their everyday tasks, from automating data collection to deep investigation,” said Nick Francis, editor of Techopedia. “It's very useful, but it's clear that it can also be used to automate large-scale and expensive cyberattacks.”
These concerns reflect concerns raised by various experts over the past few years. For example, multiple parties have predicted that one of the “battlegrounds” in 2024 will be AI. This technology helps threat actors exploit large-scale zero-day flaws and leverage sophisticated social engineering attacks.
AI concerns
The rise of AI technology is impacting various fields, and the cybersecurity landscape is no exception. There are various reports that malicious actors are using AI to enhance their cyber attacks.
Last year, with the rise of ChatGPT, there were reports that AI chatbots were being used by hackers to create malware with little coding experience required. OpenAI seemed to quickly solve this problem, but malicious versions of the AI chatbot emerged in the months that followed.
Experts have also expressed concern that AI could be used to make common forms of cyberattacks more effective. Last year, Beneto's MD of Privacy Services, Julian Hayes, described the development of AI as “huge” and said one of his clients had seen “very sophisticated targeted phishing” using AI and deepfake technology. He said he had experienced an attack.
The Techopedia report also claims that AI can be used to increase the scale and effectiveness of distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks. As AI capabilities have improved over the past year, the power of DDoS attacks has also increased dramatically, according to reports from some tech giants.
For example, in October 2023, Google announced that it had mitigated DDoS attacks that generated 398 million requests per second, compared to just 46 million requests recorded the previous year.
It's a complex relationship, Techopedia points out, where while AI can support organizations, it's also the same tool that's turning cyber attackers into a more dangerous threat.
“Organizations and users need to be more aware than ever of the same threats, but also updated versions that may be creatively customized to better target them using AI,” Francis said. says. “User education, updated systems, and protection programs must be used and maintained to combat these new threats.”
Advantages of AI
But if AI is already in the hands of cyber attackers, it is inevitable that organizations will need to use similar tools to respond to growing threats and keep their digital environments secure. It seems.
In this regard, there are various examples where AI is already being used to support IT teams and enhance cybersecurity. A 2023 IBM report suggests that AI and automation have the greatest impact on the speed of breach identification and containment, demonstrating the growing role this technology can play in cybersecurity. It has been.
The report claims that organizations that use AI and automation “extensively” had a data breach lifecycle that was 108 days shorter compared to organizations that did not implement these technologies.
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