Chinese use of Claude AI for hacking will drive demand for AI cyber defense, say experts

In the wake of a report accusing China of using publicly available AI tech to launch cyberattacks, experts are warning cyber defenders they’re going to need some AI help of their own.

“Last week, we had the first revelation that there is a capability here that our adversaries can use that can get us to a speed and a scale [of attacks] we haven’t seen before,” said Paul Nakasone, the former four-star chief of the NSA and Cyber Command, at Tuesday’s Aspen Cyber Summit in Washington. “The question becomes, what are we going to do about it?

“I think what we are going to do about it, and what you will see in the next six months, truly, is how does AI come on the cyber defense [side],” Nakasone continued. “I think we’re going to see tremendous, tremendous advances with regards to what we can do with artificial intelligence in a defensive mindset.”

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