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AI vs AI: The Emerging Battleground of Cyber Offensive and Defensive Strategies

/ Miguel Antonio Bigueur / 3 Comments

10 Minutes

The rapid evolution of artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming the landscape of cybersecurity, bringing both exciting opportunities and daunting challenges. As AI systems grow more advanced, they are being harnessed by both cyber attackers and defenders, creating a dynamic and complex battle of wits. This report delves into the intricate dance of AI versus AI in the realm of cybersecurity, offering an in depth overview of offensive and defensive strategies. Explore the profound implications and future possibilities of this high-stakes technological showdown.

The AI Arms Race

The interplay between offensive and defensive AI strategies has given rise to an AI versus AI arms race, where both attackers and defenders are continuously evolving their tactics and techniques. This arms race presents several challenges and implications:

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Business Continuity Management & Solutions for Data Recovery | Cost-Effective Planning

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6 Minutes

Uninterrupted operation of information systems are vital components to helping us maintain a high availability network that helps support and provide continuous service to our customers. Information system resources are an essential element to our business success and it’s crucial that we identify services utilized in these systems which need to operate efficiently. Despite a greater awareness for the need of business continuity planning, research has suggested the costs for data center downtime increased significantly in recent times. In 2016, total costs were estimated to be at $2.4 million, up 39 percent within the prior three years.

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MAC Filtering for IP Reservation and DHCP: Pros and Cons

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6 Minutes

Let’s face it, MAC filtering is not an effective way to combat brute force attacks against pre-shared keys. On my Access Point (AP) at home, in other words my home router, I use MAC filtering not as a security mechanism but rather as a way to assign a private IPs to a specific device’s MAC address using a method called “IP Reservation” with DHCP. This basically ensures the IP is reserved and ready for use on that particular device the next time it connects to the network. With that said, defeating MAC filtering in regards to cracking pre-shared keys is very doable. MACs can be masqueraded “spoofed” very easily, such as, capturing an end-user’s MAC address using a passive network scanner.

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