European Commission plans to use AI to respond faster to cyberattacks
According to a document obtained by Politico, the European Commission’s IT department wants to use AI to fight back against the most dangerous cyberattacks.
DG DIGIT, the Commission’s IT department, wrote the paper, though it is undated, and it explains how the EU’s executive branch should get ready to defend against AI-driven threats.
According to Politico, the main goal is speed, as the Commission’s cyber team wrote that just spotting an attack is not enough if staff cannot stop it quickly.
DG DIGIT plans to use automatic defences in certain high-risk situations. The details of these cases were redacted in the version shared with Politico.
The paper says the plan will not allow machines to act without oversight. There will be strict controls, and people will remain in charge.
Moreover, the document also outlines the threats it expects and says that advanced AI models will make attacks faster, larger,...
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