The development of artificial intelligences is greatly increasing cybersecurity threats. Their use by hackers could enable deploying a combination of ultra-personalized attacks leveraging the company’s specific information. For instance, imagine a phishing call using an AI-generated voice that can near-perfectly mimic your boss’ tone and conversational style—a science-fiction scenario that is about to become a reality…

What if you used the power of AI to protect yourself from this risk? Some companies are already working on designing software tools, such as ZeroGPT, to identify AI-generated content. AI can also be used to improve cyber-risk detection capabilities. For instance, a customized AI will be able to easily detect suspicious changes in an employee’s online behavior—a sudden increase in the amount of data consulted, a significant change in messaging structure, etc.—and, if need be, trigger an alert. Of course, these new tools won’t go without raising ethical questions regarding the protection of personal data—but they will quickly become unavoidable. A new field to keep a close eye on.

Source: From ChatGPT to HackGPT: Meeting the Cybersecurity Threat of Generative AI, Karen Renaud, Merrill Warkentin, George Westerman, MIT Sloan Management Review, April 2023.