ISCAP Proceedings: Abstract Presentation
AI for Cybersecurity: Insights from the AI Tools
Xiaoyun He
Auburn University - Montgomery
Abstract
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is deemed to reshape the field of cybersecurity as a double-edged sword – offering both immense opportunities and significant risks. On the one hand, AI-powered tools offer advanced capabilities beyond traditional methods to enhance cybersecurity defenses; On the other hand, AI potentially enables hackers to launch attacks that are faster, more sophisticated, and harder to detect than ever before. Understanding the duality of AI in cybersecurity and emerging AI-powered security tools would prepare students to stay ahead of the evolving threat landscape, open up exciting career opportunities in a dynamic job market, and contribute to the responsible development and use of AI in cybersecurity. To this end, the first part of this study reviews the major AI security tools from the industry and identifies both their commonalities and uniqueness in functionality and specific features for security defenses. The second part focuses on how hackers could develop and misuse AI-driven tools including but not limited to AI-enhanced malware, AI-driven social engineering and phishing, and AI-automated reconnaissance and attack execution.