Russia and China are using AI to stage relentless cyberattacks against the UK

AI is increasing the speed of attacks against infrastructure in the UK but also being used to help defend against it

Science New Scientist 37 min ago

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Russia and China are staging “relentless” cyberattacks against the UK using AI, according to one of the nation’s top spy chiefs. But AI is also being used to help defend against such attacks.

Paul Chichester , director of operations at the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) – the government department tasked with securing the nation’s IT infrastructure – says the UK’s four main cyber adversaries – Russia, China, North Korea and Iran – are all using AI to boost their ability to attack the country.

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