AI in the Machine: Phishing in the Age Of Impersonation

AI in the Machine: Phishing in the Age Of Impersonation

It’s impossible to avoid AI right now. We’ve all tested ChatGPT. Some of us have cute AI rendered avatars. In the tech community early signs of AI fatigue are setting in, even if this does not seem to be the case in the world’s governments. In the contentious debates ahead, one specific issue many of us can agree with, is that AI impersonation is scary. Thanks to AI, a digital performance of anyone’s voice is becoming easy to replicate in real-time. The same thing is happening in deepfakes and one-day, potentially real-time video. While email phishing continues to be the favorite exploit du jour of cyberhackers, other forms of attack are emerging.  In the contentious debates ahead, one specific issue many of us can agree with, is that AI impersonation is scary. What can we do to become more aware, and how can AI help solve the old cybersecurity problems of the past, at the same time as playing offence against the threats of the future? We caught up with Matt Cooke, Director of CyberSecurity and Strategy at the UAE based Proofpoint, to find out more.  What is UAE Tech Podcast?VIDEOThe UAE Tech Podcast: Expo Edition is distributed by Al Bawaba Business. To sponsor