Phishing and deepfakes are leading AI-powered threats

A new survey of cybersecurity professionals finds that 75 percent of respondents think phishing attacks pose the greatest AI-powered threat to their organization, while 56 percent say deepfake enhanced fraud (voice or video) poses the greatest threat. The study from Team 8, carried out at its annual CISO Summit, also finds that lack of expertise (58 percent) and balancing security with usability (56 percent) are the two main challenges organizations face when defending AI systems. In order to address the threats 41 percent of CISOs expect to explore purchasing solutions for managing the AI development lifecycle within the next one… [Continue Reading]