Cybercrooks love AI too! Supercharged AI cyberattacks inevitable: research CybersecAsia

While AI adoption chugs along in industries and government, cybercriminals have already weaponized it in preparation for massive global campaigns. A recent study by Forrester Consulting to assess the cyberthreat landscape across industries and regions globally has found that 86% of respondents believe that AI will be a strong support system for cybercriminals. Close to half of all cybersecurity decision-makers in the survey expected AI attacks to manifest themselves to the public in the next year. The increase in scale and speed of attacks came out as the top impact of weaponized AI that most cybersecurity professionals are concerned about. The study, commissioned by cyber AI specialist Darktrace, notes that the gradual widespread rollout of 5G will not just revolutionize cyber network and connectivity, but also expose wider attack surfaces to cybercriminals with AI-enhanced power.