Offensive AI: The Sine Qua Non of Cybersecurity
Foster argues that defenders need to study offensive AI to understand the attacks it enables. This contributed article connects earlier advances in malware and defensive tooling with the challenges posed by generative AI.
Key points
- AI can reduce the technical expertise needed to create unfamiliar malware.
- Generative worms and polymorphic malware illustrate how the threat is evolving.
- Researching offensive techniques helps defenders understand and evaluate the threats they face.