A new white paper from ESET uncovers the risks and opportunities of artificial intelligence for cyber-defenders and how it could transform the ways in which organizations protect, detect and respond to attacks.
MPs and peers have warned the government that Russia, China, North Korea and other hostile states could attempt interfere in the 4 July general election. A joint parliamentary committee of MPs and peers has warned the prime minister Rishi Sunak that the general election is an “attractive target” for malicious actors trying to destabilise the UK. The UK could face cyber-attacks, including ransomware targeted against UK institutions, the spread of AI generated disinformation and targeted phishing attacks aimed at disrupting the election. Margaret Beckett, Labour MP and chair of the influential parliamentary national security committee, warned Sunak in a letter on 24 May that hostile states such as Russia and China “can reach the British public far more easily than ever before”. Technological developments mean that hostile actors “have the ability to influence the information landscape by creating harmful deepfake videos and audios” – which use ar