AI Turns Familiar Cyberattacks Into a Race Against Time

IBM’s Steve Wallin talks to SecurityWeek on the effect of AI-driven attacks on enterprise defenses.

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In the AI era, phishing remains the top attack vector in both use (17% of breaches) and breach costs (averaging at $5.29 per breach) according to the IBM Cost of a Data Breach Report 2026 . AI creates more personalized content for phishing with higher success rates. At the same time, AI can identify vulnerabilities, use the phished entry point and elevate privileges for lateral movement at greater speed. None of this is new – cyberattacks haven’t changed with AI. “It just allows attackers to do the same familiar things much faster and at greater scale than ever before. The pressure comes from…