‘Cyberattacks lower warfare bar, rules key’
New Delhi: As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to exacerbate cyberattacks around the world, there is an increasing need to adopt global standards, if not regulations, to tackle how cyberattacks are lowering the threshold of warfare. In an interview, Philipp Rosler, who served as the federal minister of economic affairs and technology, as well as the vice-chancellor of Germany between 2011 and 2013, spoke about the state of cybersecurity in an increasingly fragmented world and how this affects global collaborations across sectors. Rosler, who is on the board of directors of $3.5-billion Swiss cybersecurity firm Acronis, also highlighted the increasing role of governments in modern-day cyber policies and why security companies will need to collaborate with, alongside adopting the right regulations.
Edited excerpts: Unfortunately, almost all regions are lagging behind in proper cyber protection because developments on the criminal’s end are way faster than at the common people’s, computer’s or infrastructure’s end. There is also not enough awareness among small and medium enterprises (SMEs) about accelerating risk. We tend only to think linearly so we can make linear prognoses.
We have no clue about accelerating such a prognosis, and that is a problem. One critical example is AI—while questions about the use of AI in mainstream cyberattacks came up only recently, AI tools are now accessible to almost everyone, including attackers. This leaves us without any protection, and both the number and quality of attacks are scaling up in a never-expected amount.
This is true for every region. We also have a geopolitical risk rising from nation-states driven by AI, which is even more difficult to defend against. Wars and
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