Australians should prepare for online services to go down unexpectedly as threats rise, cyber agency warns

ASD director general Abigail Bradshaw says'we must harness the technologies that are reshaping the threat environment'. ASD director general Abigail Bradshaw says'we must harness the technologies that are reshaping the threat environment'. Australian Signals Directorate chief says advanced AI tools are needed to defend against'AI-enabled attackers' Australians should prepare for more basic and important online services to go offline unexpectedly, the nation's signals intelligence agency has warned, urging that "system security must be prioritised over system availability". The Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) also says businesses and critical infrastructure must use cutting-edge AI models to defend against digital threats, raising alarm that artificial intelligence is enabling more dangerous threats than ever. In its annual cyber threat report, ASD warns hostile foreign governments, criminals and hackers are using AI to gather intelligence, disrupt critical infrastructure and steal money, and that Australians should fight fire with fire.