AI-powered cyber threats are becoming the biggest worry for businesses everywhere

Date:
Wed, 05 Mar 2025 15:51:00 +0000

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Businesses are increasingly worried about AI use in cyberattacks but they're also learning how to defend.

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Almost four in five Chief Information Security Officers (CISO) say Artificial Intelligence-powered (AI) threats are having a significant impact on their organization, new research has claimed.

The 2025 State of AI Cybersecurity report, released by Darktrace surveyed
more than 1,500 cybersecurity professionals across 14 countries, finding 78% saw AI-powered threats as significant, up 5% from in 2024. These are being combined with increasing cybercrime-as-a-service solutions, as well as automation, resulting in more sophistication and diversity in attack
techniques in ransomware , phishing, and other methods.

However, businesses are not sitting idly, the report added, as almost two-thirds of the respondents (60%) said they are adequately prepared to
defend against these threats, up 15% year-on-year.

Unknown attackers

Darktrace added that the results could have been even better, were it not for insufficient AI knowledge and skills, and an acute shortage of personnel and talent.

"The impact of AI on cybersecurity is clear and increasing. There are more employees and enterprise applications using AI that must be protected. Adversaries are using it to make their attacks more targeted, scalable, and successful. All of this is unfolding in a highly volatile geopolitical environment that is creating more uncertainty," said Jill Popelka, CEO, Darktrace.

"There has never been a more urgent need for AI in the SOC to augment teams
and pre-empt threats so organizations can build their cyber resilience.

While almost all (95%) of surveyed professionals see AI as means to improve
the speed and efficiency of their cybersecurity platforms, fewer than half (42%) said they fully understand the types of AI in their security stack.

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