Darktrace has revealed its top 5 predictions for cybersecurity and AI in 2024 following a critical year in AI development
A rise in climate hacktivism, escalating multilingual AI threats, and the first “AI worm” are among the key predictions from Darktrace experts
The exploitation of elections through AI-generated deepfakes and propaganda also predicted to heighten in a significant year for democracy.
Darktrace has released its top 5 predictions expected to threaten governments and businesses in 2024, following a pivotal year in the progression of AI. These insights, derived from expert analyses and business trends, forecast a year of significant change and challenge in the cyber domain, with real-world implications.
A year of exploited elections: 2024 will be crucial for democracy and high stakes elections, as Russia, Ukraine, UK and US potentially hit the polls to elect their leaders. The use of cyber attacks to manipulate voters is nothing new, but this year could see a new weapon exploited – AI-generated deepfakes and propaganda, to either destabilise the vote, or amplify one candidate over another. This capability is more accessible than ever, and whilst outlandish statements might be relatively easy to refute, subtle alterations and manipulations of content could be enough to sow elements of doubt. Other techniques might be resurrected, like the use of stolen political and electoral data, which we saw in the 2016 US election and UK’s Brexit referendum. Voters will need to be mindful of the content they consume and the reputability of their sources.
Cyber threats go multilingual
Businesses face additional AI dangers
Rise of climate hacktivism
Cloud will be the Achilles heel for businesses’ cybersecurity
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