AI-powered cyberattacks could overwhelm enterprises within months, says Palo Alto Networks CIO Rajavel

Palo Alto Networks expects advanced offensive artificial intelligence capabilities to become widely accessible within four to six months, based on how quickly previous generations of AI models were replicated or matched by open-source alternatives, the US cybersecurity company’s chief information officer said.

The industry may have only a narrow window before sophisticated offensive AI capabilities become widely accessible through open-source models, dramatically lowering the barrier for cyberattacks, Meerah Rajavel told ET in an interview.