FedScoop reports that artificial intelligence was noted by federal cybersecurity leaders to have significantly lowered the barrier of entry to launching cyberattacks among unsophisticated threat actors. AI has facilitated the creation of malicious code with fewer errors as well as more convincing spear-phishing and social engineering campaigns, said FBI Cyber Division Deputy Assistant Director Cynthia Kaiser at the Scoop News Group’s GDIT event.

Source: SC Magazine