You may be wondering if ChatGPT has any cybersecurity concerns and the answer is a resounding yes! According to a survey of IT professionals performed by Blackberry, 71% of respondents believe foreign states are already likely using ChatGPT for malicious purposes. The survey also found 51% of IT professionals believe there will be a successful cybersecurity attack credited to ChatGPT.
What is ChatGPT
Let’s backtrack a little and talk about what ChatGPT is first. ChatGPT is a recently released AI chatbot that takes user input to generate human conversation and writing. It is also capable of assisting with complex tasks like checking for errors in coding, as it will make suggestions to fix errors. Some of its other uses are writing school research papers, news articles, and more.
Why this matters
There are several concerns with ChatGPT and other AI chatbots. These AI chatbots will be able to quickly generate misinformation that sounds very real, as it will mimic human conversation. This poses a real threat as the misinformation will be hard to distinguish as AI written.
Another concern is the ability for AI chatbots to assist with writing code. Code is used to create software programs, including malware. This means an inexperienced programmer can create malware to use to perform cyber attacks. This will only increase the already overwhelming amount of cyber attacks.
One of the other bigger concerns is the ability to create even more convincing phishing emails, including business email compromise attacks. With the ability to write in the recipients native language and with improved grammar and spelling, phishing emails will be even harder to detect.
What you can do
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