AI’s Impact on Cybersecurity

AI impact on cybersecurity for attackers and defenders

AI as a force multiplier

AI increases speed and scale — for both sides.

Attacker uses

phishing content generation
reconnaissance
malware assistance

Defender uses

alert summarization
triage assistance
anomaly detection
report generation

Limitations

AI can:

hallucinate
miss context
amplify bias

Humans remain accountable.

Safe use principles

assist, not decide
verify outputs
document decisions

Activity

Categorize tasks:

AI should assist
humans must decide