AI-based attacks
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Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
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Fraud management and cybercrime
Cyber expert Chuck Brooks’ new book covers challenges in innovation, risk and privacy
Chuck Brooks, cybersecurity expert and professor at Georgetown University, explores the profound impact of emerging technologies on privacy and security in his new book, identifying their potential for innovation while warning of the risks that they pose, particularly in critical infrastructure and encryption.
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In Inside Cyber: How AI, 5G and quantum computing will transform privacy and our securityBrooks covers the rise of generative AI to enable sophisticated social engineering attacks.
“Hackers are now using generative AI to imitate voices and videos, creating deepfakes that can convincingly impersonate anyone,” he said. “The wicked exploit our nature and they will continue to do so.”
Brooks also warns of looming “Q Day,” when encryption systems could be rendered obsolete by quantum computers. “Quantum advances are accelerating. Within the decade, nations or adversarial actors could decrypt stolen data, putting critical systems and sensitive information at risk,” Brooks said, emphasizing the need for teams to security of moving to quantum-resistant cryptography.
In this video interview with Information Security Media Group, Brooks also discussed:
- The dual role of AI as a tool for defense and sophisticated attack;
- Risks posed by quantum computing to modern encryption;
- Ethical and privacy challenges arising from AI integration.
Brooks, president of Brooks Consulting International, is a renowned cybersecurity leader recently named a Top Cybersecurity Leader for 2024 and Cybersecurity Person of the Year by Cyber Express. Recognized as one of the “Top 5 Techies to Follow” by LinkedIn, he has over 120,000 subscribers and a “Security and Tech Insights” newsletter with over 59,000 subscribers. He contributes to publications such as Forbes, The Washington Post, and Dark Reading, and has briefed the G20 on energy cybersecurity, the U.S. Embassy to the Holy See on global cybersecurity cooperation, and advisory groups of the National Academy of Sciences. Brooks, a former Senior Executive Service appointee under two U.S. presidents and an adjunct professor at Georgetown University, has authored more than 350 articles and presented at global conferences, furthering his influence in the field of cybersecurity and emerging technologies.
