Cybersecurity expert Denis Villeneuve discusses how AI is changing the game, creating both sophisticated threats and powerful defensive tools. He highlights recent attacks leveraging AI, like deepfake videos targeting employees, but emphasizes that AI also benefits defenders by automating security measures and enabling faster threat detection.
Dustin Heywood, shown in a handout photo, the chief architect of IBM's global intelligence agency X-Force, says artificial intelligence is changing the cybersecurity game. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Katrina WitwerDenis Villeneuve has worked in cybersecurity for 15 years but seldom have the threats he's come across felt as personal as they do these days.
But despite the cybersecurity threats, Villeneuve — like much of the tech industry — is careful not to frame AI as all bad."It's a double-edged sword," Villeneuve explained. A 2023 study from EY Canada of 60 Canadian organizations found that four out of five had seen at least 25 cybersecurity incidents in the past year. Indigo Books & Music, London Drugs and Giant Tiger have all been victims of high-profile incidents.
With AI, an analyst can now query software using simple language to quickly compile and present everything about an attacker and their IP address, including where they were able to enter a system and what actions they carried out. "You'll have a bot start talking to somebody, start building a rapport using things like generative AI," Heywood said. "They'll make them feel all nice and trusted, then they'll ... start extracting information."
"You can have a bot operator talk to 20 people at once," Heywood said. "Before it used to be a farm of people out in a third nation, typing away at mobile phones." Heywood, Smetny and Villeneuve feel the fight against attackers isn't futile and companies are taking it seriously. Indian high commissioner accuses Trudeau of destroying bilateral relationship, says 'mistrust' persists
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