Commentary: Threat from Artificial Intelligence: IT Security Needs a New Era
1,400 gaps at Microsoft alone: AI enormously accelerates the work of hackers. Those who cannot keep up with this pace quickly become the target of cyberattacks.
The German Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) has warned of a high risk of attacks due to two security vulnerabilities in the programming language PHP, which could allow attackers to remotely manipulate websites or spy on data. The BSI cautions of a "short-term, large-scale exploitation" if the update is not applied immediately.
Security researchers have used Artificial Intelligence (KI) to develop a dangerous attack scenario from seemingly minor errors at an unprecedented speed. This incident marks the beginning of a new era in IT security, characterized by AI-based attacks, requiring new thinking, decisive action, and significant investments.
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