AI – a game changer for hacking and cyber security
As Artificial Intelligence (AI) evolves progressively, so does the cyber security risks associated with it. AI arises new and more complex types of threats, that can have major consequences for companies. The threats can vary from misspelled phishing emails, that can easily be identified as fraud, to serious data breaches, that potentially can put down an entire company. Simultaneously, AI can be used reversable – to protect a company from these kinds of threats.
Understand AI security threats
With AI, new threats and vulnerabilities have surfaced due to the misuse of the new technology and the number of threats becoming higher than ever. In fact, approximately 2200 cyber-attacks happen every day. Cyber threats related to AI are many, including deepfakes, automated cyber-attacks, or AI systems, that are deceived into making incorrect decisions. To defend your company against attacks like these, several approaches can be applied such as AI itself.
Understand AI as a cyber security tool
AI can be applied as a tool against cyber-attacks to improve companies’ cyber security (link til Anycloud Cyber Security blog). Specifically, AI is able to detect and respond to incoming threats and identify patterns and trends to predict attacks before they happen. Furthermore, AI can put together data from different sources and by that, gain a wholesome understanding of the threats and compile a plan for the following steps.
The Zero Trust framework used as a cyber security tool
One of the security solutions is the Zero Trust framework, which defines a specific model, that companies can implement in their workflow. The model can be used by companies as a policy to help the employees have “zero trust” related to potential threats. Zero Trust emphasizes verifying users, often through multi-factor authentication, which brings enhanced security. Furthermore, it includes, the principle of least privilege, that ensures that employees and systems have access only to the resources necessary. This limits the possibilities for data breaches and potential attacks.
With that being said, the potentials of AI technology are not merely a tool for hackers to gain access to companies’ data or damage technical equipment. The intelligent technology is likewise an efficient tool to strengthen a company’s cyber defense, which in the end, could end up being a gamechanger when a cyber-attack happens.
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