We are living in a digital era. Whether it be booking a hotel room, ordering some dinner, or even booking a cab-- we're constantly using the internet and inherently constantly generating data. This data is generally stored on the Cloud which is basically a huge data server or data center that you can access online. Also, we use an array of devices to access this data.
Now, for a hacker it's a golden age with so many access points, public IP addresses, constant traffic and tons of data to exploit. Black Hat Hackers are having one hell of a time exploiting vulnerabilities and creating malicious software for the same.
On top of that, cyber attacks are evolving by the date. Hackers are becoming smarter and more creative with their malware and how they bypass virus scans and firewalls still baffle many people.
Do you think AI will make cybersecurity stronger— or make cybercriminals even more dangerous?
Top comments (7)
'Zero Care Vulnerability' 😂 . I wouldn't be surprised if that ends up describing half the products we use every day. At this point I'm convinced the biggest exploit isn't in the code—it's in the incentive structure.
Interesting perspective. I agree that the creativity and unconventional thinking of skilled hackers is fascinating. In fact, I seem to be interested in computer science puzzles. My point though was mainly that attackers are constantly evolving, which means defenders and developers need to keep evolving too. Hopefully we can all stay curious and keep learning (or turn into ethical "hackers" ourselves because at least they're interesting lively folks)
However, I did like your thought on hearing about hackers' adventures and learning cool skills from them. I'll try to post on something related to that.
I actually agree with most of what you're saying. The black hat always has to be innovative in his craft due to the competitive nature of his environment, whereas many of the software out there today is motivated more by deadlines and KPIs rather than the art of crafting software. I am sure many developers have stopped regarding their work as an art form and now just as "another ticket." The incentives reward shipping, not thinking. I don't think developers are inherently bad, but I do think a lot of them stop questioning why they're building something and only focus on whether it works- that's where a lot of responsibility gets lost.