UAE: Cybersecurity experts warn of AI being used for cybercrime – News

They advise people to have multiple layers of security and trust no one by default

Cybersecurity experts have warned that cloud attacks are on the rise, with attackers using artificial intelligence (AI) to disrupt public and private sector supply chain networks and IT infrastructure.

Cloud-based cyber-attacks have increased by 50 percent, Ashraf Esmat Khalil, senior solution architect for Huawei Middle East and Central Asia, said at the sixth CSIS Cybersecurity Innovation Series conference in Dubai on Tuesday.

“Cloud attackers now have sophisticated hiding tools. More attacks are happening on the cloud because more businesses are moving there. Some attackers are exploiting supply chains to launch attacks. They’re using artificial intelligence to make traffic look like Legitimate traffic,” he said.

Khalil recommends that people have multiple layers of security, emphasizing zero trust, a security model based on maintaining strict access controls and trusting no one by default.

“Entities need to conduct self-assessment and end-to-end security. We need to take steps to mitigate risk. We must use the right capabilities and services from the best cybersecurity service providers,” he wrote in his article on “Securing Critical Resources and Ensuring Cloud Cyber ​​Defense key strategies,” said the panel discussion.

Mohamed Al Maleki, senior information security specialist at the Federal Revenue Service, called for a proper critical assessment of the technology deployed by companies.

“We need to keep up with attackers, who are now using AI to attack. AI is integrated with attack tools, so we need to understand AI,” he said.

Adel Alhosani, chief information security officer and senior manager of information security at Dubai Customs, said that as attackers move to the cloud, the best way to deal with the situation is to collaborate.

“We see a lot of attacks from the cloud. We can’t meet [these] A plethora of attacks, and one agenda item of Dubai’s cybersecurity strategy is cooperation. One entity can be powerful in one way and another in another. By working together, we can keep pace with cyber threats,” he said, stressing that companies should use built-in security measures against cyber threats.

Emad Haffar, Kaspersky’s head of pre-sales, warned that the risks will change over time, and people will see different ways to misuse the technology.