When people think about cybersecurity, they often picture a hooded figure in a dark room, hammering away at a keyboard, trying to break through a digital perimeter. It’s a familiar image, and an increasingly misleading one. Today’s reality isn’t man vs. machine; it’s human vs. human. What is different today, is you no longer need to be deeply technical or exceptionally skilled to play the attacker. It’s here that AI is lowering the barrier to entry and changing the rules of engagement. Yes, generative AI has given security professionals new ways to accelerate detection and response. But it’s also given bad actors a powerful upgrade in their ability to deceive.

Full opinion : John Eccleshare, Head of Information Security at bet365, explores why the real cybersecurity battle in the age of AI remains human vs. humans.