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Australia's Cyber Spy Chief Warns of More Disruption as AI Accelerates Hacking

By Security Affairs1 min read

Australia's top cyber spy, Australian Signals Directorate director-general Abigail Bradshaw, has warned that advances in artificial intelligence will bring more disruption to everyday services, Security Affairs reported. The agency says AI helps hackers find vulnerabilities faster and exploit them at greater scale.

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Australia's most senior cyber spy has warned that the public should expect more disruption to everyday services as artificial intelligence accelerates hacking, Security Affairs reported.

Abigail Bradshaw, director-general of the Australian Signals Directorate (ASD), said that with each jump in AI capability, further disruption is likely. According to the report, Australia's cyber agency warns that AI will drive more disruptive attacks by helping hackers find vulnerabilities faster and exploit them at greater scale.

The message is blunt: rather than treating AI as a distant concern, the agency is signalling that the technology's rapid development is already reshaping the threat landscape. Tools that can quickly identify weaknesses in software and systems lower the barrier for attackers and allow them to operate against more targets at once, raising the risk of interruptions to the services people rely on daily.

For defenders, the implication is that patching, detection and incident response need to keep pace with adversaries who can move faster than before. For the public, the agency's message is one of preparedness: disruption to everyday services is expected to become more common as AI capabilities continue to advance.

The warning adds to an ongoing debate among security authorities worldwide about how AI shifts the balance between offence and defence in cyberspace, and how organisations should adapt their security posture in response, according to Security Affairs.

Source: Security Affairs

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