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Cybersecurity experts: Old threats growing more dangerous in the age of AI<\/a><\/p>\n

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Using an unordered list, summarize the following article with between 4 and 8 key points. (TNND) \u2014 A new alert from the “Five Eyes” intelligence-sharing alliance, including the U.S., warns governments, businesses and other organizations about fast-moving, supercharged cybersecurity threats driven by artificial intelligence.The alert also urges organizations to fight fire with fire, deploying AI to fight off cyberattacks.The alliance, which includes Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the U.K., said governments and businesses must act swiftly to stay ahead of the AI threat.\u201cFrontier AI models are anticipated to exceed current industry expectations, fundamentally transforming both offensive and defensive cyber capabilities,\u201d the joint statement released Monday reads. \u201cThe timeline is not years, it is months.\u201dCybersecurity expert Demetrice Rogers, who teaches at Tulane University, said the \u201cFive Eyes\u201d statement wasn\u2019t breaking news. Security experts are already aware of the threats laid out by the agencies. But Rogers said it\u2019s a valuable reminder that AI amplifies existing cybersecurity risks.C. Jordan Howell, a criminologist and cybersecurity expert who teaches at the University of South Florida, similarly said that security professionals have been discussing AI-enabled cyber threats for some time.\u201cWhat is different is that the threat is becoming more operational, more scalable, and harder for non-specialists to fully understand,\u201d Howell said via email.Both Rogers and Howell said AI isn\u2019t creating new categories of cyber threats. Rather, the powerful new technology is arming bad actors with more efficient and believable attacks.\u201cPhishing messages become more polished. Social engineering becomes more personalized. Malware development and vulnerability discovery can become faster. Fraud attempts can be adapted to specific victims with less effort,\u201d Howell said. \u201cIn that sense, AI lowers the barrier to entry for less sophisticated offenders while also giving more capable actors a force multiplier.\u201dThe \u201cFive Eyes\u201d alert urges governments and businesses to treat defense against AI threats as \u201ca core business risk and leadership responsibility\u201d rather than just a technical issue.AI shrinks the window to react to breaches, the alliance said.Success will come from getting the basics right, like multilayer security, and acting quickly.Despite the risk of AI in the wrong hands, Rogers said he thinks the technology will ultimately be a net positive for cybersecurity.\u201cJust as attackers are using AI to increase their skills and make their attack stronger, there are multiple tools, multiple companies that are working towards integrating AI to help with defense,\u201d Rogers said.The new warning comes on the heels of Anthropic pulling a pair of models from the market to address a Trump administration concern over national security vulnerabilities.Rogers said any number of advanced AI models, not just those from Anthropic, carry concerns that \u201cjailbreaking\u201d could allow bad guys to bypass their safeguards. But he said the big AI developers have the ability to properly vet their software so they can catch potential security gaps before release.Howell said organizations can\u2019t entirely stop AI-powered cyberattacks, but they can reduce the impact. And he said organizations should move toward adaptive defenses that assume criminal tactics will keep evolving.\u201cThe organizations that will struggle most are those treating AI-driven cyber threats as a future problem,\u201d Howell said. \u201cIt is already here, but in many cases it is showing up through ordinary attacks that are simply faster, more persuasive, and more scalable than before.\u201dRogers said individuals can also take steps to protect their information in the age of AI.\u201cI always tell people, be mindful of what you put into AI,\u201d he said. \u201cI know some people who upload all of their personal information and documents.\u201dHe said that\u2019s risky, as there\u2019s no guarantee how well AI companies will protect personal data or that the information won\u2019t end up in an unintended database somewhere.And Rogers said phishing attacks remain a big problem, increasingly hard to detect, thanks to AI.\u201cBe skeptical of every email that you get,\u201d Rogers said. \u201cEven as a seasoned cyber professional, some of the emails that even I have received lately that have been generated using AI, I have to take a second look at, because they are so believable now.\u201d
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