TECH - Microsoft Detects Russian Chinese AI Hackers: Is It Time To Add Cybersecurity To Your Portfolio? | Benzinga
The pressing need to combat a new breed of cybercriminals using artificial intelligence to trick their way into government and corporate records is likely to be the driving force behind AI deployment in the coming months.
This was underlined on Wednesday after Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) said in a report that it had detected hacking groups with affiliations to institutions such as Russian military intelligence, Iran’s Revolutionary Guard and Chinese and North Korean government agencies using OpenAI‘s large language model (LLM) generative AI (GenAI) tools.
AI-powered cybersecurity network companies are already among the biggest gainers on the S&P 500 this year. In a report on Monday, Benzinga identified some of the best performing firms, including Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ:PANW) and Fortinet (NASDAQ:FTNT).
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Growing AI-Backed Security Threats
What are the growing security problems companies and government agencies now face? Data, particularly, is at a premium, as it can be monetized by cyber criminals.
Also, however, planting misinformation and deepfakes can influence public opinion ...