The Growing Risks Of AI-Generated Cyberattacks
Forbes December 13, 2024
Danny Jenkins is the CEO and Co-Founder of ThreatLocker.
The cybersecurity landscape has forever shifted. Two years ago, if you wanted to create or purchase malware you needed to be a developer or have access to the Dark Web. That’s no longer the case. Today, tools like ChatGPT will write malicious code for attackers.
The automated creation of malware samples is not only contributing to the increased volume of threats but is also fundamentally transforming how we approach cybersecurity defense.
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