Since Q4 of 2022, malicious phishing emails have increased by a jaw-dropping 1,265%, and credential phishing by 967%.
It’s no coincidence that the immense growth in the number of phishing attempts correlates with the broad availability of modern generative-AI programs. Threat actors have been very quick to adopt this new technology to create and deploy vastly greater numbers of attacks, as well as to optimize their effectiveness.
Fortunately, cybersecurity vendors like Barracuda have also been rapidly incorporating AI and machine-learning capabilities into solutions and platforms, in ways that help customers more effectively identify and block this new generation of AI-augmented threats.
Get the e-book
A new Barracuda e-book entitled “Securing tomorrow: A CISO’s guide to the role of AI in cybersecurity” provides a wealth of facts, insights, and predictions about how AI is being used to transform the cybersecurity landscape and how it is likely to continue doing so in the future.
Beginning with an overview of the evolution of AI, the e-book goes on to provide in-depth discussions of:
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5 ways cybercriminals are using AI to boost the effectiveness, efficiency, and profitability of their attacks
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5 ways cybersecurity vendors and IT professionals are leveraging AI, including faster and better threat detection, more effective security awareness training, and automated incident response
In addition, the e-book contains a detailed breakdown of a particular use case, in which AI is used to break the ransomware cyber kill-chain.
Attend the webinar
While the e-book gives you a lot of information about AI’s effect on cyberthreats and cybersecurity, a new webinar coming up on August 20 gives you a chance to find out about all of the immediate, practical steps you can take right now to better defend your organization against AI-powered attacks.
At the webinar, Barracuda Sales Engineering Manager John Deninno will guide you through a series of topics including:
AI: It’s here to stay
The bottom line is that AI isn’t going away, and its transformative effects on the cybersecurity landscape are going to continue to accelerate.
Those who are slow to acknowledge and adapt to this new reality are likely to find themselves increasingly victimized by emboldened and empowered cyber crooks.
Download the e-book, attend the webinar, and arm yourself with the insight, tools, and strategies you’ll need as the age of AI-enhanced cyberthreats progresses.