Moody’s details potential ‘net negative’ effects of generative AI on cybersecurity

A recent report from Moody's Investors Service highlights the benefits of generative artificial intelligence when it comes to vulnerability scanning and threat detection, while warning that AI can be used to in the generation of cyber attacks and poses a risk to network defenders.

Malicious cyber actors can use generative AI (GenAI) to “generate customized phishing emails that target individual companies and employees at scale” or “root out vulnerabilities in highly specialized software used by a potential victim even if...