AI Cybersecurity News: Threats, Defenses & Vulnerabilities 🤖 Cybersecurity AI

Prompt injection is an attack where malicious instructions are hidden in content an AI agent reads, causing it to take unintended actions — like leaking data, ignoring safety rules, or executing unauthorised commands.

Yes. AI is being used to automate vulnerability scanning, generate more convincing phishing emails, create deepfake audio and video for fraud, and assist in writing malware. Defenders are also using AI to detect and respond to these threats faster.

Grant minimum required permissions, sandbox the execution environment, log all actions, validate inputs and outputs, set rate limits, and implement human approval for irreversible or high-risk actions.