🇩🇪 German, 11 October 2026, AI in security
Artificial Intelligence Becomes a Catalyst for Classic Cyberattacks
The increasing use of AI is making cyberattacks more efficient and harder to detect.
The current development shows that the entry barriers for such attacks are continuously decreasing. Powerful AI tools are now widely available and easy to use. Attackers can automate, personalize, and use their methods on a large scale. As a result, both the number and quality of cyberattacks are increasing.
Social engineering is becoming more effective with the help of modern AI, which can create convincing fake texts, images, videos, and voices in a short time. For example, a few seconds of a voice recording can be used to create a realistic imitation of a voice, making attacks of this type more believable and harder to detect.
Digital identities are becoming a central security factor as trust is no longer enough to rely on email addresses or voices. Identifications and information must be verifiable, for example through strong authentication procedures, digital signatures, or clear approval processes.