# Let's Beat AI in Cyber Warfare

AI has gotten so powerful that I had to think about the dangers it can bring to businesses. Who knows when AI warfare starts, right? So, in the next 5 minutes, I’m going to tell you how your business can beat AI-enhanced cyber attacks and secure it enough that hackers will think twice before attacking. Let’s get into it.

**Before the AI revolution**, Hackers were using manual and automated ways to attack systems. They had to put a lot of effort into the craft of attacks. From researching the target to final exploitation, it took way too long. Along that journey, there was also a possibility for the hacker to hit a tough roadblock.

All in all, Hacking before the AI revolution was a tough game. The barrier to entry for a normal person to become a hacker was really high.

**AI is not Sci-fi anymore.**

Anyone can learn to use GenAI and derivatives. Due to this, most businesses will see a rise in AI based cyber attacks. There’s already a lot of successful AI-enhanced attacks by hackers, without roadblocks on their journey. It’s getting easier for people to learn AI and AI-enhanced hacking. So, cyber attacks are increasing at an insane pace.

A day will come when anyone with a mobile phone will be able launch an AI based cyber attack with the tap of a button. It’s not that far, considering what products are currently available in the market.

Existing defenses against cyber attacks won’t work anymore. You can monitor your systems endlessly with 24/7 Security Operations Centers (SOC). But that costs a lot and it’s not foolproof.

**So, how to beat AI?**

What about using AI in SOC? Aside from it being an expensive solution, it will not mitigate the security flaws that your system has.

Malicious actors are using AI-powered tools like PentestGPT, thanks to it being open-source. I have pointed out how Chinese hackers are using advanced systems to pentest in my post [here on 𝕏](https://x.com/CyberMehul/status/1773230821756789224?s=46). Imagine making that system AI powered.

In my opinion, our best weapon to beat AI based cyber attacks is AI-enhanced Penetration Tests.

Developers are already using AI to develop systems and fix vulnerabilities. So, using AI to enhance performance of a manual penetration tester can be extremely fruitful.

In this scenario, businesses deserve quick and high-quality pentest results, which is only possible using AI-powered tools. The **PentestGPT** is a great example of what an AI-powered penetration testing tool looks like. It can help penetration testers perform with higher quality and speed than ever before.

The question of the year 2025 is: Are you using AI to secure your business?

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