Artificial intelligence (AI) can support cyberattacks in a variety of ways, including automated attacks, identifying and exploiting vulnerabilities, creating personalized phishing and social engineering messages, identifying vulnerabilities, and developing exploits. AI can also help develop adaptive malware and orchestrate denial-of-service botnets.
This wide range of applicability and support highlights a clear trend in cybersecurity proof-of-concept analyses.
In the field of artificial intelligence, a distinction is made between different areas and categories.
Artificial intelligence is basically about computer-based technologies that are similar to human abilities in being able to independently recognize patterns, make decisions and rationalize them.
According to ISO/SAE 21434, the feasibility of an attack describes the ease with which a set of attack actions can be successfully carried out. For example, an attack potential-based approach takes into account factors such as
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Artificial intelligence, such as chatbots, can make it easier to gain knowledge about the target of an attack and drastically reduce the attacker's necessary skills, thus also reducing the time needed for attacks.
Many chatbots can also write powerful malware on their own or support phishing attacks with credible stories and texts, including deep fakes.
But wait! Cybersecurity can also make great progress with the help of AI. Whether through the automation of threat detection and vulnerability analysis or the analysis and prediction of attack patterns. Here too, the possibilities are endless.
| Benefits of AI for Cybersecurity | Disadvantages of AI for cybersecurity |
| Automating threat detection | Automation of attacks |
| Automated vulnerability analysis | Automated vulnerability analysis |
| Analysis and prediction of attack patterns | Supporting phishing and social engineering attacks |
| Generating incident response playbooks | Development of exploits and malware |
| Improving IDS and IPS | Orchestration of DoS attacks by botnets |
| ... | ... |
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