Alex Stamos says AI has upended cybersecurity and warns of a dark age
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Alex Stamos, chief security officer at Cognition, says AI now lets attackers automate most of the cyber kill chain.
He cites breaches of AI companies and a chain of hacks that began with Fireworks. Stamos argues the cybersecurity industry is overdue for change, that defenders need cheaper options, and that the field is entering a dark age before it can adapt. The report is a single interview, and the breaches he cites are not described in detail.
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AIAlex Stamos, chief security officer at Cognition, says AI now lets attackers automate most of the cyber kill chain, citing breaches of AI companies and a chain of hacks that began with Fireworks. He argues the cybersecurity industry is overdue for change, that defenders need cheaper options, and that the field is entering a dark age before it can adapt.
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