Rapid Response: Battling cyber attacks and deepfakes with AI, w/Darktrace CEO Poppy Gustafsson
Feb 22, 2024
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Cybercrime professionalization on the Dark Web, deepfakes' threat to communication platforms, AI's role in defense against attackers, protecting businesses through digital DNA, and vulnerability of human factors in cybersecurity.
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AI is a double-edged sword in cybersecurity, used by both attackers and defenders in an evolving cyber war.
Cyber threats are evolving with professionalized cybercrime and deepfakes, emphasizing the need for proactive AI defense mechanisms.
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Impact of AI in Cybersecurity
The episode delves into how AI impacts cybersecurity, acknowledging its role for both attackers and defenders in a fast-evolving cyber war. The use of AI in cybersecurity allows for nuanced defense strategies, leveraging self-learning capabilities to keep pace with evolving threats on the dark web.
Threat Evolution and Business in Cybersecurity
Dark Trace CEO highlights the evolving landscape of cyber threats, emphasizing the professionalization of cybercrime and the rise of malicious service models. The episode showcases how cyber attackers adopt business-like practices, such as customer service for illicit activities, underlining the complex and evolving nature of cybersecurity risks.
AI's Role in Business Security
AI emerges as a critical tool for cybersecurity, aiding defenders by anticipating and countering potential threats based on unique digital footprints of organizations. The proactive and autonomous nature of AI in cybersecurity positions defenders ahead of attackers, offering tailored protection and real-time threat detection.
Cyber war is raging, and the culprit is AI. Poppy Gustafsson, CEO of cybersecurity firm Darktrace shares new, proprietary info about how cybercrime has become professionalized across the Dark Web, and why deepfakes could soon find their way into your Slack or Zoom calls. But AI is also a powerful new weapon against attackers: Poppy tells Rapid Response host Bob Safian how to protect the most exposed areas of a business, why the unique digital DNA of an organization offers a shield, and how human factors are often more vulnerable than any software.