Alphabet Inc.’s Google announced an initiative to provide artificial intelligence tools and investments to strengthen online security, as emerging technology is increasingly used to protect against and perpetrate cybercrime.
Google will introduce a new open source AI-powered resource that uses file type identification to help detect malware, the company announced in a statement Friday. The tool, which is already used to protect products such as Gmail and Google Drive, will be made available for free.
The company will also release a white paper at Germany’s Munich Security Conference on Friday that details how it uses AI for cyber defense and proposes a policy agenda calling for advanced AI research and safeguards on autonomous cyber defenses.
“Our AI-powered cyber defense initiative reverses the ‘Defender’s Dilemma,’ whereby defenders must be right all the time and attackers must be right only once,” said Kent Walker, President of Business Alphabet’s global companies, in a press release. “To maintain this momentum, we need policies that both mitigate the risks and seize the opportunities of AI. »
Google also announced additional investments in research grants and partnerships to advance cybersecurity research initiatives using AI, as well as an expansion of cybersecurity seminars, including AI-focused modules. .
Hackers are also integrating AI into their cyber operations. State-sponsored criminal groups are using large language models like OpenAI’s ChatGPT to improve their strategies and solve technical problems, according to a Microsoft Corp. report. this week.
First publication: February 16, 2024 | 7:29 a.m. STI
