Subj : AI-powered cyber threats are becoming the biggest worry for busin
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From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Wed Mar 05 2025 16:00:08

AI-powered cyber threats are becoming the biggest worry for businesses 
everywhere

Date:
Wed, 05 Mar 2025 15:51:00 +0000

Description:
Businesses are increasingly worried about AI use in cyberattacks but they're 
also learning how to defend.

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e report finds four in five IT execs fear increasing use of AI in 
cyberattacks Majority say they are now "adequately prepared" to respond to 
such threats Skills shortage is keeping them down 

Almost four in five Chief Information Security Officers (CISO) say Artificial 
Intelligence-powered (AI) threats are having a significant impact on their 
organization, new research has claimed. 

The 2025 State of AI Cybersecurity report, released by Darktrace surveyed 
more than 1,500 cybersecurity professionals across 14 countries, finding 78% 
saw AI-powered threats as significant, up 5% from in 2024. These are being 
combined with increasing cybercrime-as-a-service solutions, as well as 
automation, resulting in more sophistication and diversity in attack 
techniques in ransomware , phishing, and other methods. 

However, businesses are not sitting idly, the report added, as almost 
two-thirds of the respondents (60%) said they are adequately prepared to 
defend against these threats, up 15% year-on-year. Unknown attackers 

Darktrace added that the results could have been even better, were it not for 
insufficient AI knowledge and skills, and an acute shortage of personnel and 
talent. 

"The impact of AI on cybersecurity is clear and increasing. There are more 
employees and enterprise applications using AI that must be protected. 
Adversaries are using it to make their attacks more targeted, scalable, and 
successful. All of this is unfolding in a highly volatile geopolitical 
environment that is creating more uncertainty," said Jill Popelka, CEO, 
Darktrace. 

"There has never been a more urgent need for AI in the SOC to augment teams 
and pre-empt threats so organizations can build their cyber resilience. 

While almost all (95%) of surveyed professionals see AI as means to improve 
the speed and efficiency of their cybersecurity platforms, fewer than half 
(42%) said they fully understand the types of AI in their security stack. You 
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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/ai-powered-cyber-threats-are-becoming-t
he-biggest-worry-for-businesses-everywhere


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