Chuck Robbins, CEO of Cisco Systems Inc., recently nearly fell prey to a questionable link that almost fooled his keen eye.
Robbins, CEO of one of the largest distributors of security products, said the increasing sophistication of malicious links underscores the role artificial intelligence is playing in making cyberattacks more difficult to spot. I was.
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announced an AI-powered component to its cloud security initiative a year ago. The service aims to protect against potential AI-powered fake video, audio, and text presentation compromise progress as more people work from home. A company executive warns that OpenAI’s ChatGPT will make phishing attacks especially difficult to detect.
“Security is a game of minimizing risk, not zero.
At the same time, Robbins said Cisco is considering hiring a vice president to lead responsible AI operations, and Microsoft Corp.
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Cisco’s product announcements kicked off this week’s RSA Conference in San Francisco. The promise and threat of AI is a major storyline there.
Fear of deceptive content, largely aided by AI, has led businesses and individuals to predict an explosion of AI-related cyberattacks over the next six months to a year.
Some, including Robbins, point to the firing of the editor-in-chief of German magazine Die Aktuelle, which published a fake AI interview with former F1 driver Michael Schumacher. In a skiing accident in December 2013.
Contrast Security Chief Product Officer Steve Wilson said: “ChatGPT has made advanced AI available to all script kiddies.”
Indeed, the AI threat — the industry’s hottest fad — mirrors threats from other breakthrough technologies on the scene. According to NeteRich CEO Raju Chekuri, AI is being adopted not only by businesses and consumers, but also by cybercriminals.
JupiterOne CEO Erkang Zheng said in an interview: “It’s like cutting corners when building a house.”
This is where vendors like Cisco come into play. They see opportunities to analyze data flows and quickly sift through Internet traffic data to identify patterns that could lead to security breaches. “Security is a data game,” Jeetu Patel, Cisco’s head of security and collaboration, said at a briefing on Monday.
