Browsing: Reconnaissance

For years, convergence was something we talked about on conference panels. It’s now how most security organizations operate, or are trying to.

Social engineering attacks have become increasingly sophisticated, aided by AI tools that make it easier to create convincing messages, impersonate trusted individuals, and personalize attacks at scale. They’ve also become more frequent, with AI-driven phishing attacks surging 204% YoY according to cybersecurity firm Cofense.

Artificial Intelligence is fundamentally reshaping the cyber threat landscape. Traditional cyber-attack models assumed a sequential kill chain where threat actors moved through reconnaissance, weaponization, delivery, exploitation, and execution as distinct phases. AI is rapidly collapsing these stages into a continuous, automated process that enables adversaries to identify targets, develop attack strategies, and execute campaigns at…

The threat landscape across Australia and New Zealand is evolving rapidly as attackers adopt AI-powered tools to accelerate every stage of cyber operations. Traditional attack models that relied on separate phases for intelligence gathering, attack preparation, and exploitation are giving way to highly automated campaigns capable of identifying, adapting to, and exploiting vulnerabilities in near…