Cybersecurity Defense Must Account for Adversaries’ Goals and Capabilities

Summary

The article argues that as AI makes cyber threats more powerful, defenders must look beyond their own security posture and consider adversaries’ targets, objectives, capabilities, and likely methods.

Key points

• The article says AI is making protection of digital technology, assets, and data more challenging.
• It argues that effective defense requires understanding threat actors’ targets, objectives, capabilities, and likely methods—not just assessing an organization’s security posture.