(InvestigateTV) — Artificial intelligence has become part of daily life for tasks like writing resumes and drafting emails, but a cybersecurity expert says the same technology is giving scammers new tools to deceive people.
Adam Ely, general manager of AI security at Check Point, said AI is being used on both sides of the equation.
“Scammers and attackers are finding it useful in their business of attacking each of us or trying to trick each of us,” Ely said. “But companies are also benefiting from using AI in trying to defend us or trying to defend their own companies as well.”
A new report from Check Point Research highlights AI-powered threats including more sophisticated phishing emails, voice cloning and real-time face swaps.
“They’re using it to craft new, more sophisticated, better phishing or scam emails,” Ely said. “They’re using AI to even clone our voices or our video, our likeness, to then use to trick someone else.”
The report also examined the risk of sensitive information being shared with outside AI services. It found between 87% and 93% of organizations had at least one high-risk generative AI interaction each month. Those high-risk interactions can include prompts that share sensitive data with external AI services.
Ely said the findings do not mean people should avoid AI altogether. Instead, he recommends starting with low-risk tasks and thinking carefully before connecting an AI tool to accounts or information that could cause harm if misused.
“Maybe you don’t want to connect your favorite AI tool to your bank account, because you don’t want that money to disappear and go to the wrong person,” Ely said. “But maybe you’re okay connecting it to something that just says sort of how you’re doing in life or your trip planning, because the potential negative outcome wouldn’t be very bad.”
The report also recommends that organizations closely monitor what information employees are sharing with AI tools and put safeguards in place to protect sensitive data.
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