"AI Set to Help Cyber Attackers More than Defenders", UK Official Warns

"AI set to help cyber attackers more than defenders", UK official warns

The UK's National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) warned that artificial intelligence is currently positioned to provide greater advantages to cyber attackers than defenders, as attackers face fewer constraints when deploying AI autonomously. Dave Chismon, the NCSC's chief technology officer for architecture, said attackers can allow AI agents to operate with broad autonomy, while defenders must account for the risk that autonomous systems could di…

AI-Enabled Cyber Attacks Could Outpace Defences: NCSC

Cyber attackers are gaining an advantage from artificial intelligence that defenders cannot yet match, according to a senior official at the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC). Dave Chismon, the NCSC’s chief technology officer for architecture, warned that AI-enabled cyber attacks could grow as organisations struggle to use automated systems for defensive actions without putting their own operations at risk. The problem is not simply whe…

AI is set to help cyber attackers much more than defenders, says UK official

Dave Chismon, the NCSC’s chief technology officer for architecture, said in a blog post that the imbalance in AI means cyberattacks would likely grow as automated defenses struggle to keep pace.