"DHS Announces AI Task Force, Security Sprint on China-Related Threats"

The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced two initiatives that will directly contribute to US strategies for defending critical infrastructure and essential services against cyberattacks, physical attacks, Artificial Intelligence (AI), and other threats. Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas announced that the department will establish a new task force to guide the incorporation of AI technologies into departmental operations and assess how defenders and adversaries may use these technologies. It will also assess the Chinese government's defensive capabilities and threats to the nation's supply chains and critical infrastructure. The AI task force will help DHS in addressing the various offensive and defensive security implications of the rapidly growing and evolving technology, as Large Language Models (LLMs) such as ChatGPT have caught the public's attention and the attention of security researchers, who say the tools can potentially lower the barrier to entry for malicious actors in cyberspace and create custom phishing, social engineering, and mis-and-disinformation products. This article continues to discuss the DHS' efforts to better handle threats to the nation from AI and the Chinese government.

SC Magazine reports "DHS Announces AI Task Force, Security Sprint on China-Related Threats"