How Is Artificial Intelligence Changing the World of Cybersecurity?

Artificial Intelligence is helping us harness the technology revolution, and that includes the security technology revolution, too.  After all, we use the internet for shopping,  banking, communication, and, let’s face it, a lot of our personal information.

AI detects anomalies,  alerts cyberattacks, and provides security teams with a fast response. For instance, if an individual makes a random login attempt on your bank account from an unrecognized IP,  then the AI-driven technology is likely to alert your bank. But AI isn’t just used for protection Cybercriminals are also using AI for their crimes. They can generate very realistic phishing emails that may seem to be sent by your bank or other trusted companies. Deepfake technology can be used to generate fake voices or even fake videos.  Would you believe a voice message from your boss requesting a fast transfer of money?

Most Significant Contributions of AI to Cybersecurity:

• Threats Detection: Detecting abnormal login and network activity.
• Phishing:  Assisting fraudsters with the construction of fraudulent scam email messages.
• Deepfakes:  fooling people with deep video and audio.
• Malware Detection:  Checks a file for malware and then watches the file for malicious behavior.
• Automated Security:  Automate. Build and lead teams to respond faster. 

What must we do to protect ourselves? Use strong passwords,  don’t reuse passwords, turn on MFA Confirm the authenticity of emails or requests for money Don’t click on links you don’t recognize and keep your software updated before sharing data online or through an AI platform.

Thirteenth How do I protect myself? Use lengthy, sophisticated, unique passwords and Enable Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA). Be alert to suspicious emails and billing, don’t click on unknown links, educate yourself on current threats, and be cautious when entering personal data into websites and AI systems.

That’s a bit of a double-edged sword. And,  for cyber security,  All is going to be the game changer for us, and it’s also going to enable cybercriminals to unleash AI against us. It’s not going to be the tech that’s the silver bullet, awareness, old school common sense and good ol’ internet hygiene is going to be just as important. It’s just about finding the right balance.

What do you think?

Will AI become our strongest defense against cyberattacks, or give cybercriminals an even bigger advantage?