IT experts predict successful cyber attack through ChatGPT within a year

Toronto. More than half (51 percent) of IT decision-makers predict that in less than a year, a successful cyberattack will be attributed to ChatGPT, according to a new report.

According to a report by BlackBerry, nearly 71 percent believe that foreign states are already using the technology for malicious purposes against other countries.

The report also noted that there are different views around the world on how this threat could manifest—some 53 percent believe that the top global concern is that ChatGPT’s ability to make hackers more credible and legitimate-sounding. Will help in creating phishing emails.

About 49 percent believe it will enable less experienced hackers to improve their technical knowledge and develop more specialized skills and use them to spread misinformation.

“ChatGPT will only grow its impact in the cyber industry over time,” says Shishir Singh, Chief Technology Officer, Cyber ​​Security at BlackBerry.

“There are a lot of benefits to be gained from such advanced technology and we are only just starting to scratch the surface, but we also cannot ignore the implications. As experience progresses, it will become more and more difficult to defend without using AI in defense to level the playing field.”

The report also revealed that a majority (82 percent) of IT decision-makers plan to invest in AI-driven cyber security in the next two years and nearly half (48 percent) plan to invest before the end of 2023. Are.

This reflects growing concern that signature-based security solutions are no longer effective in providing cyber security against increasingly sophisticated threats, the report said.(IANS)

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