Cybersecurity can’ t be managed with 80 siloed tools. Defenders need unified, AI-powered platforms that think and act faster than the threats they’ re facing.

AI is accelerating the attacker’ s playbook

From phishing to deepfakes, AI is proving to be a multiplier for threat actors – enhancing speed, scale and sophistication in equal measure.

“ On the attacker side, they’ re using AI,” Pasha explained.“ Take phishing: a perfectly crafted email dramatically increases success rates. Now, attackers can scale those campaigns to thousands, quickly and efficiently.”

Pasha also highlighted deepfake threats, citing the growing concern surrounding video and voice impersonation.“ We’ ve seen this already – voice deepfakes being used to impersonate executives. People are asking,‘ Can we even stop these attacks?’ The answer is yes, but we need the right capabilities and mindset.”

Another key concern is AI-enhanced social engineering, where attackers aren’ t just sending emails – they’ re using cloned voices or audio prompts to manipulate victims via phone calls.“ It’ s not just deepfake anymore. It’ s real-time, interactive deception. You get a call, you hear a voice you recognise – and it’ s not who you think it is.”

Adversarial AI: Bypassing detection and poisoning models

Among the more advanced threats, adversarial AI stands out as a notable example. This refers to the use of AI to bypass or mislead existing detection systems.

“ If you use AI the right – or wrong – way, you can evade AI-based security controls,” said Pasha.“ Attackers can quickly analyse vulnerabilities and develop exploits designed to slip past even AI defences.”

He also highlighted the risk of automated, adaptive malware, explaining that attackers can now generate unique variants for each target – what he calls‘ 100 different zero-day malware for 100 victims’.

“ This level of personalisation wasn’ t feasible before. Now it’ s possible at speed – and that’ s the game-changer.”

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