28 Nov 2024

Technology: How AI is being used to conduct and thwart cyber

From Nine To Noon, 11:05 am on 28 November 2024
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Tech commentator Tony Grasso looks at how AI is being harnessed to monitor access patterns and identify anomalies that could signal a potential security breach.

It's also being used by North Korean hackers to steal money, by creating fake profiles on LinkedIn and other platforms.

Meanwhile the UK government is warning Russia is ready to launch cyber attacks on the UK and its allies to try to weaken support for Ukraine.

Tony Grasso is Principal Consultant at cybersecurity firm TitaniumDefence.

He worked at GCHQ in the UK and is a former Intelligence Officer in New Zealand.