Artificial intelligence is speeding up timelines for cyber attacks, a new report has found, creating what the authors call a widening “cybersecurity speed gap” between bad actors and defense efforts.
The report from Booz Allen Hamilton, published this month, shows that cyber criminals are now moving from initial access to broader system compromise in less than 30 minutes on average — and sometimes in seconds. And attackers are using AI as a collaborator in their speedier attacks. For example, AI is helping cyber criminals quickly create realistic phishing emails, research multiple targets in minutes and write malicious code even if they lack coding skills.
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Source: Government Technology News
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