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GENERATIVE AI CHANGES EVERYTHING WE KNOW ABOUT CYBERATTACKS

Generative AI is heating up everywhere and fundamentally changing everything we
know about how cybercriminals develop and deploy attacks.
Patrick Harr, CEO, SlashNext
February 23, 2023
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There has been a lot of talk about generative AI and chatbots like ChatGPT
launching cyberattacks. What does that mean for the future of cybersecurity, and
how can organizations prepare?



Threat actors are using ChatGPT to launch cyberattacks now. ChatGPT allows
threat actors to increase the speed and variation of their attacks by modifying
code in malware or creating thousands of variations of social engineering
attacks to increase the probability of success. As machine learning technologies
advance, so will the variety of ways this technology is used for malicious
intent.

Generative AI is heating up everywhere and fundamentally changing everything we
know about how cybercriminals develop and deploy attacks with increased speed
and variations. The possible uses of AI for malicious intent are in their
infancy. AI-powered technologies that leverage generative AI and diffusion
models can modify the appearance of video and voice. They will most likely be
used for cyberattacks, resulting in unfortunate consequences for organizations.

A race to develop new technologies leveraging AI is happening in voice (written
and verbal), video, and more, as is evidenced by OpenAI's ChatGPT, Google's
Bard, and Microsoft's AI-powered Bing. All are large language models that
exponentially accelerate access to knowledge and rapidly generate new forms of
content based on that contextualized knowledge. These tools rely on big data
sets and the quality of those data sets.



While ChatGPT has the initial lead as the fastest-growing tool in history, don't
bet against Google's ability to surpass ChatGPT in the future. It will certainly
be a race, unlike anything we've seen before. As these new technologies become
available, they will be used by organizations and cybercriminals, and both sides
will use them to perpetrate and stop cybercrime. The abuse of AI is something we
knew would happen for a long time, which is why SlashNext engineers have been
developing natural-language generative AI technology for a few years in
anticipation of these types of changes in the threat landscape.




HOW REAL THE GENERATIVE AI THREAT IS AND HOW ORGANIZATIONS CAN PREPARE

Generative AI, chatbots, and diffusion models are all developments in AI that
present a real danger to users and businesses. Right now, ChatGPT, in
particular, is a real enhancement to malware, business email compromise (BEC),
and ransomware threat development. Cyberattacks are most dangerous when
delivered with speed and frequency to targets.



With malware, ChatGPT enables cybercriminals to make infinite code variations to
stay one step ahead of the malware detection engines. BEC attacks are target
attempts to social engineer a victim into giving valuable financial information
or data. These attacks require personalized messages to be successful. Now
ChatGPT can create well-written, personal emails en masse with infinite
variations. The speed and frequency of these attacks will increase and yield a
higher success rate of user compromises and breaches. Legacy security technology
doesn't stand a chance against these types of attacks. 

We must fight AI cyber threats with AI cybersecurity technology. When
cybercriminals launch successful attacks, the results are massively disruptive
to people, organizations, and the economy. The No. 1 cyber challenge that
organizations face globally is human-focused attacks. Cybercriminals are
increasing their attacks in LinkedIn, Microsoft Teams, Messenger, and Slack and
taking advantage of the most vulnerable part of organizations: its people.

Many organizations are already using AI-based cybersecurity products to manage
detection and response. AI technologies with generative AI will become essential
technology to stop hackers and breaches. As new technology becomes available,
hackers and cybersecurity vendors will use it to perpetrate and stop cybercrime.
The abuse of AI is something we knew would happen for a long time, which is why
SlashNext has been developing a natural-language generative AI technology for a
year and a half in anticipation of these types of threats.

ChatGPT is not new, but OpenAI is the first to make an interface, so it's more
accessible. ChatGPT is not the technology to fend off threats designed with
ChatGPT. Still, generative AI technology, which makes ChatGPT possible, will be
used to develop cyber defenses capable of stopping malware and BEC threats
developed with ChatGPT. 

About the Author

Patrick Harr is the CEO of SlashNext, an integrated cloud messaging security
company using patented HumanAI™ to stop BEC, smishing, account takeovers, scams,
malware, and exploits in email, mobile, and Web messaging before they become a
breach.

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