VentureBeat January 28, 2025
Adversaries are unleashing new tradecraft to exploit any weakness they can find in endpoints, relying on generative AI (gen AI) to create new attack weapons of choice.
What’s troubling is how fast their arsenals are growing. That’s evident in the speed and scale of phishing campaigns, deepfake videos, and social engineering attacks. Over 67% of phishing attacks relied on AI last year, and 61% of security leaders are seeing phishing campaigns created at scale with AI chatbots attacking their organizations. Deloitte predicts deep fake-related losses will soar to $40 billion by 2027, growing at a 32% compound annual growth rate.
Cybersecurity teams who have successfully battled endpoint attacks tell VentureBeat it’s common for adversaries to perform reconnaissance months in advance...