April 20, 2020
Artificial intelligence is a growing industry that has a lot of promise. I chose this article because it highlights how AI is play a key role in cybersecurity. It can use security tools for the purpose of analyzing data from millions of cyber incidents. It also has the capabilities to use these same tools as a way of identifying potential threats. So, if an employee account begins to act strangely by clicking on phishing links, it would detect the malware. However, as stated in many of my posts, cyber criminals think of everything. They can easily use and exploit these same tools in order to get their way.
Though AI and machine learning is great for uncovering new malware due to its ability to draw upon information about any form of malware that’s been detected, there is also a tipping point. Due to the software being coded to spot shifts, the AI-based network-monitoring tool can also be used to track what users do on a daily basis; this in turn builds up a picture of their typical behavior. So, the author points out that hypothetically, “cyber criminals could develop self-learning automated malware, ransomware, social engineering or phishing attacks.” They go to mention that though they may not have access to the deep wells of technology that cybersecurity companies have, they do have the capability to find a code that can provide cyber criminals with access to these resources. They already be starting because just last year it was reported that criminals used AI generated audio to impersonate a CEO’s voice in order to trick employees into transferring over €220,000, or $243,000, to them.
What can be learned from this article is that there are new technologies being developed in order combat cyber criminals however, it is disappointing that they may have found a way to one step ahead yet again.
Carri Writes 