How weaponized AI creates a new breed of cyber-attacks

TechRepublic's Dan Patterson sat down with Jiyoung Jang, Research Scientist, CCSI Group at IBM Research, Marc Ph. The researchers have discovered invasive and targeted artificial intelligence-powered cyber-attacks triggered by geolocation and facial recognition. The following is an edited transcript of the conversation. Stoecklin, and Dhilung Kirat: IBM Research, and specifically our team, has a long tradition in analyzing technology shifts out there, and how they impact the security landscape out there. Then we understand how to counter these attacks, and how to give recommendations to organizations.