Welcome to ’s Writing Prompts! Would you like to take a stab at answering some of these questions? Click the log in or create account button on the top right to be redirected back to this template! HackerNoon A new report from Techopedia highlights the shocking impact of AI on the cybersecurity industry, with the AI cybersecurity market estimated to hit a value of . Detailing how the use of AI is seen as both a positive and a negative by businesses and professionals alike, it gives a glance into the future of cybersecurity. $133 billion by 2030 On the positive side, AI-enhanced security systems can rapidly analyze large amounts of data to detect threats at speeds that human analysts simply can’t manage. Last year, more than of potential cyberattacks were logged every second. 530 signals This scale - now possible with the use of AI - can only be dealt with by professionals using AI systems and processes that are able to keep up. 69% of surveyed businesses echoed this sentiment, stating that AI will be a cybersecurity need in 2024 and beyond. This is obvious when looking at the figures for businesses with AI-enabled security systems against those who don’t use them. Those that use AI within cybersecurity saw data breaches contained within 100 days less than those without, and at an average cost of $1.8 million less. A huge difference! AI systems are also great at future-proofing organizations. By creating threat simulations through available data, they can assess vulnerabilities as well as predict the types of attacks that could occur. However, hackers are also using AI to find more innovative ways to get around this, mainly through more advanced phishing to trick people. AI-generated deepfake phishing - growing by - is more personalized to their targets, making them even harder to detect. Over a third of cybersecurity professionals (37%) stated that these attacks were a major concern. 3000% in 2023 This has already become a reality. A recent, notable case saw a finance professional handing over who generated and posed as the company’s Chief Financial Officer and team on a video call. $25 million to fraudsters Cybersecurity professionals are clear in citing AI as the issue - 75% blame the technology for the huge rise in cybercrime, estimated to hit . And they’re not alone in thinking this. In the Techopedia report, four of five AI language model systems cited AI-powered attacks as a key cybersecurity threat to internet users in 2024. An eerie moment of self-reflection? $10.5 trillion by 2025 An ongoing race of rapid innovation, it’s clear that AI has and will continue to change cybersecurity as we know it - for good and bad alike. For more information, see the Techopedia AI Cybersecurity Insights infographic below: : Vested Interest Disclosure The author is an independent contributor publishing via our . brand-as-author program Be it through direct compensation, media partnerships, or networking, the author has a vested interest in the company/ies mentioned in this story. HackerNoon has reviewed the story for quality, but the claims hereon belong to the author. #DYOR
