We have seen an increased use of Artificial Intelligence in the Cybersecurity field and the trend is continuing upwards. Artificial Intelligence can be used in multiple areas of Cybersecurity for both offense and defense. In the Cybersecurity defense we have seen an increased use in AI in many areas including:
- Behavior Analysis – Legacy antivirus programs relied on developing and maintaining a list of signatures of known viruses. Contemporary antimalware programs and systems such as intrusion detection systems and next generation firewalls can can increasingly catch some types of newer attacks (zero day exploits without a known signature) based on the behavior of the attack.
- Network Protection – Firewalls, intrustion detection systems, and intrusion prevention systems are increasingly incorporating AI to catch more intrusion attempts as they occur.
- Speedier Detection – AI/ML can also be very helpful in detecting patterns in system logs and event management systems. One of the challenges with logs is the prioritizing the vast amounts of noisy data. The ability to identify true priority issues can be assisted with the use of AI
We are also seeing increasing use of AI in offensive applications as well. On the positive side, we have more advanced AI tools to assist in penetration testing of corporate systems, which seeks to identify vulnerabilities with an external test before they can be exploited by a threat actor. Kali GPT was recently announced which incorporates generative AI into the process of developing and executing security tests.
And of course, this technology is also in the hands of black hat hackers. The proliferation of AI assisted hacking makes it very important to take your computer security seriously.
Hardening is always a good proactive technique. Turn off or uninstall unused programs and services. And update the applications you do need to receive the latest security fixes. Also consider the use of a good antimalware program on your pc and phone. And for those in a corporate environment, continue to refine and advance your defensive (blue team) people and technology in this increasingly AI enabled world.
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