Re: AI slops from Eve
David Wheeler's oss-security reply argues AI will make attacks far cheaper and more prolific, urging defenders to protect all IT systems, not just critical ones.
David A. Wheeler posted an opinion reply on the oss-security mailing list in a thread titled 'AI slops from Eve'. He agrees critical IT systems need protection but stresses that all systems have always required defense, since many who assumed they would not be attacked were successfully attacked. He predicts AI-enabled attacks will be painful for many over the next few years because AI greatly reduces the cost of attacks. He also notes AI simultaneously helps with finding and fixing issues.
- Opinion reply on oss-security about AI-enabled attack trends
- AI makes attacks much cheaper, so attacks will greatly proliferate
- Many who assumed 'I won't get attacked' were successfully attacked
- AI also aids finding and fixing vulnerabilities, per Wheeler
From the original article
Posted by David A. Wheeler on Sep 12 I agree that protecting critical IT systems is important. But I think that's *always* been important.
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