5 Growing AI Threats to Cybersecurity
The use of AI in cyber crime is evolving in parallel with mainstream AI adoption, warns a new report from Check Point Software.
According to the company’s AI Security Report, “defenders must now operate under the assumption that AI will be used not just against them, but against the systems, platforms, and identities they trust.”
"The swift adoption of AI by cyber criminals is already reshaping the threat landscape,” says Lotem Finkelstein, Director of Check Point Research, and this report specifically highlights five growing threat categories:
- AI use and the risk of data leakage
- AI-enhanced impersonation and social engineering
- LLM data poisoning and disinformation
- AI-created malware and data mining
- Weaponization and hijacking of AI models
Organizations should “leverage AI to detect AI-generated threats,” the report says, by incorporating AI-aware defenses and equipping security teams with the tools to recognize and respond to AI-driven tactics. "In this AI-driven era, cybersecurity teams need to match the pace of attackers by integrating AI into their defenses," Finkelstein says.
You can download the free report from Check Point Software.
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