"Study Tests if AI Can Help Fight Cybercrime"

A new study conducted by researchers at Charles Darwin University (CDU) has found that Artificial Intelligence (AI) could become a critical asset in combating the growing global threat of cybercrime. The study, led by researchers from CDU's Energy and Resources Institute and the Christ Academy Institute for Advanced Studies in India, explored whether generative AI could be used in penetration testing (pentesting). Researchers used ChatGPT to conduct various pentesting activities, including reconnaissance, scanning, vulnerability assessments, exploitation, and reporting. Prompts included attempting to log in anonymously to a server and download files, inspecting source codes of webpages, and finding data embedded within an archive. The study sought to determine if AI could be used to automate some pentesting activities, with the findings suggesting that ChatGPT had significant potential. This article continues to discuss the CDU study to see if AI can help improve cybersecurity testing.

Charles Darwin University reports "Study Tests if AI Can Help Fight Cybercrime"

Submitted by grigby1