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Five Eyes agencies urge leaders to act now on AI-driven cyber risk
Cyber security agencies from the Five Eyes alliance have urged organisations to act quickly as AI is reshaping cyber risk. The UK's National Cyber Security Centre warns that AI could soon uncover and exploit long-standing weaknesses in UK systems, including critical infrastructure, within about two years. It calls for urgent investment in resilience.
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What does it mean?
Hackers may soon use AI tools to find and exploit old security holes in computer systems, including those that run essential services. Organisations are being told to spend money now to make their systems stronger.
Who is affected?
Organisations that run critical infrastructure and other UK organisations responsible for their own computer systems.