Cybersecurity an uphill battle in era of AI, machine learning

In recent years, cyberattacks have proven to be one of the biggest threats to security worldwide. When you look at surveys by international research companies and talk to relevant specialists, they paint the same picture: cyberattacks will increase and the more we progress technologically, the more "sophisticated" these attacks will become. This alarming trend not only points to public and private organizations taking a hit but also individuals en masse.
The picture painted by the World Economic Forum (WEF) at the beginning of January showed that artificial intelligence (AI), 5G and internet of things technologies will add to this risk and that becoming more connected and global will "increase the probability of the issue spreading."
Here are a few of the warnings issued by the WEF.the war between the U.S. and China on an East-West axis means that the world will be exposed to more cyberattacks, as seen in the U.S. 2016 elections. More false information will be spread via ever-developing AI technology. 5G multi-vector attacks will also have the power to damage very large networks and clouds; therefore, institutions should not only think about the necessity of the cloud but also consider cloud security.