Cybersecurity experts say there has been a significant increase in ransomware attacks in recent years.
“You know, any serious organization today assumes there will be a breach,” says James Gerber, CFO of SimSpace. “You have to assume that attackers are going to get in, because they will. The question is, once they do get in, how quickly do you detect it and how well do you stop them?”
Many companies are using artificial intelligence to help detect and defend against bad actors.
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“Some say to combat AI, we need to fight AI and we need to use AI,” said Bruce Caulkins, cyber range director for Cyber Florida.
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Cyber defense training company SimSpace is using artificial intelligence in its cyber range system to create synthetic data to enhance users’ response capabilities.
“What’s really special about our platform is that we can emulate any network topology. We can emulate network users. We can emulate attackers,” said William “Hutch” Hutchinson, CEO of SimSpace.
Gerber said the technology would allow human defenders to work side-by-side with trained artificial intelligence defenders.
“We want to train as many people as we can, but we know we don’t have the manpower,” Garber said.
“We will need artificial intelligence and defensive tools to run alongside them.”
Governments are also using artificial intelligence for certain services such as healthcare, transportation and environmental disasters.
“We’re trying to respond, but these threats grow every year,” said Sen. Mark Kelly, a Democrat from Arizona. “It’s our responsibility as Congress to give our government agencies the tools to protect themselves against these threats.”
Cybersecurity experts say there has been a significant increase in ransomware attacks in recent years. (iStock)
Attackers are often using similar artificial intelligence techniques to target U.S. organizations.
“I think our technology is better. I think our AI is better. The difference is we’re doing it in the private sector,” said Sen. Mike Walz, a Florida Republican.
Microsoft says it uses artificial intelligence to detect risky sign-ins on its platforms. The technology also helps detect malware and fake accounts. IBM uses AI to protect users, detect threats and verify users.
“In the United States, for a variety of reasons, there are barriers between the government and the people. [the] “It’s what the private sector is doing,” Waltz said. “Our adversaries, particularly China and Russia, their governments are doing it.[s] “They’re using private sector actors as kind of an extension or a proxy and flooding that zone. So I think that’s why we need to look at this differently.”
Last year, President Biden signed an executive order to strengthen the use of artificial intelligence with safety and security in mind.
“This poses enormous risks to our society, our economy and our national security, but it also presents incredible opportunities,” Biden said in a July speech.
Many companies are using artificial intelligence to help detect and defend against bad actors. (Reuters/Dado Ruvic/Illustration)
The order established a cybersecurity program to develop AI tools and also included efforts to help Americans better identify the technology in phishing attacks, surveillance and other attacks.
“Your emails now contain AI-generated content that you need to review closely to make sure it really is from a colleague and not some AI imitating it,” Gerber said.
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Government agencies report they could face millions of cyberattacks every day, and experts warn that artificial intelligence will only get more advanced over time as bad actors generate data faster and allow for more human-like interactions.
“The outside world is a dangerous environment. We have many challenges in many areas, including artificial intelligence, quantum computing, maritime industrial issues, hypersonic missile systems, conventional missiles, the development of fifth-generation fighter jets,” Kelly said. “The only way we can stay ahead of our adversaries in the outside world is to continue to innovate.”
