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NCSC assesses impact of AI on cyber threat to UK until 2027

Stage of CyberUK conference in Manchester
Experts and officials gathered at the CyberuK conference in Manchester last week. Photo: Matthew Horwood/Getty Images

Emergence of AI means malicious actors can identify and exploits vulnerabilities a lot faster, experts have warned UK organizations.

The UK’s critical systems are at increased risk from a “digital divide” created by AI threats, the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has warned.

The agency’s latest report on the corelation between AI and cyber threats also “warns that organisations unable to defend AI-enabled threats are exposed to greater