Emil Sayegh is a serial Tech CEO with over 12 years of experience as a Private Equity backed CEO and more than 25 years in the IT and tech industry.
, a perfect moment to explore one of the most pressing challenges facing our digital world today: artificial intelligence being used as a weapon. The staggering power of AI and Large Language Models like GPT-4 has the potential to transform industries. But as with any powerful tool, it can be misused, and in the wrong hands, AI can become a cybercriminal's greatest asset.
But it’s not just deepfakes. AI is also being used to generate convincing phishing schemes. Remember when phishing emails used to be easy to spot with their broken English and suspicious links? That’s no longer the case. With LLMs, hackers can create phishing emails so sophisticated they look like they were penned by your CEO. One notable case involved an LLM-generated email that impersonated a company’s C-suite, successfully convincing an employee to transfer millions to a fraudulent account.
AI-powered cybersecurity systems and automated monitoring agents are increasingly leveraging machine learning to detect subtle shifts in network behavior, flagging suspicious activity before it escalates into a full-blown attack. In a world where split-second delays can lead to devastating consequences, these AI-driven systems provide the speed necessary to respond swiftly and effectively, preventing hackers from inflicting serious damage.
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