UK Cyber Chief Says the UK Will Face AI Cyberattacks on Critical Infrastructure by 2028
The U.K. will likely face artificial intelligence cyberattacks on its critical infrastructure by 2028 as criminals and states, including China and Russia, increasingly use AI in their cyber activity, Britain’s cyber chief warned Tuesday.
That could include AI-powered malware for ransomware attacks as the technology will allow “vulnerabilities that have been tolerated for far too long” to be discovered and exploited “at a scale that was once unimaginable,” Richard Horne, the head of the U.K.’s National Cyber Security Center said.
In a speech marking the publication of the NCSC’s annual cyber report, Horne said the leaders of businesses and organizations of all sizes who have “got away with tech on the cheap” will have to explain why “food isn’t on the shelves, lights aren’t on, businesses have gone under,” if they fail to invest in cybersecurity or update out-of-date technology.
Chinese cyber activity is the “most sophisticated and sustained...
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