SECSEC-001 — Model Security Vulnerabilities
AI Assistants Enable Offensive Cyber Operations as Well as Defence
4/5Sector: OtherGeography: GlobalStage: OperateIngested: —
Executive Summary
Advanced AI assistants lower the technical barrier for attackers to automate intrusions, exploit vulnerabilities, and generate phishing content at scale. Boards must treat AI capability as a dual-use threat vector requiring updated cyber risk frameworks and supplier due diligence.
Domain
Security & Privacy
Blindspots in model security, data poisoning, privacy leakage, infrastructure, model theft, and incident response.
Source
MIT AI Risk Repository — The Ethics of Advanced AI Assistants (Gabriel2024) ↗https://airisk.mit.edu/
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