Overview
- Cloud Native Computing Foundation reporting says AI-driven attacks are now a significant threat and recommends hybrid detection that blends signature-based and anomaly-based methods with IDS and IPS.
- Vendors and case studies cited in the CNCF analysis highlight integrated, cloud‑native monitoring such as AWS GuardDuty, Microsoft Defender for Cloud, and Google Cloud IDS for real-time visibility across dispersed environments.
- Darktrace data shows a 135% jump in social engineering in 2023, with tools like wormGPT and FraudGPT enabling highly personalized phishing that evades traditional filters.
- Industry leaders at the Fortune Global Forum warned that AI enables customized credential-theft campaigns at scale and that expanding IoT, cloud, and remote work increase risks to critical services, including U.S. statewide 911 systems.
- A Harvard-cited analysis finds organizations using AI extensively in security averaged about $2.2 million lower breach costs, while new Microsoft guidance details threats such as prompt injection, data poisoning, evasion, and deepfakes.