Outsmarting AI-Enhanced Hackers: Trustco’s Proven Strategies to Safeguard Your Digital World

The incredible rise of Artificial Intelligence has caused a digital arms race; AI tools can protect us from hackers – while providing the same hackers with new ways in which to attack. So, how do you protect your organisation from AI threats?

Trustco can help. We use AI Cyber Security tools to fight the toughest attacks. We work with UK companies of all sizes and in different sectors – to offer solutions that fit your needs.

Read on to learn more about how hackers use AI to make fake emails that trick you, guess passwords, skip security checks, hide in the digital cracks and cover their tracks. Plus, how Trustco can stop these threats with AI solutions.

How Hackers Are Using AI to Create More Convincing Phishing Emails

Phishing is a common way hackers can trick your employees into giving up their sensitive information. Phishing emails look like they come from a legitimate source, but they contain a link or an attachment that leads to a fake website or a malicious file. The link or the attachment may ask your employees to enter personal details, download a software update, or open a document.

Hackers are using AI to make their phishing emails more realistic and personalised. They use natural language processing (NLP) to generate messages that match your company’s brand style. For example, hackers can use NLP to create messages with the same tone, vocabulary, and grammar as you or mention topics or events you care about. 

They also use computer vision to create fake logos, signatures, and images that look authentic. For example, hackers can use computer vision to create logos similar to yours or signatures that look like those of the people they claim to be. They can even use deepfake technology to create fake videos or audio clips.

How Hackers Are Using AI to Guess Passwords and Bypass Authentication

Passwords are the first line of defence for your employees’ online accounts and devices. However, passwords are also vulnerable to hacking, especially if they are weak, reused, or stolen. Hackers use various methods to crack passwords, such as brute force, dictionary, or rainbow table attacks. These methods involve trying different combinations of characters, words, or hashes until they find the right one.

Hackers are using AI to speed up and improve their password-cracking techniques. They use machine learning to analyse large datasets of leaked or stolen passwords and generate new passwords that users will likely use. For example, hackers can use machine learning to create passwords that follow common patterns, such as adding numbers or symbols at the end or replacing letters with similar-looking characters. 

Hackers also use AI to bypass other forms of authentication, such as biometrics, captcha, or two-factor authentication. They use computer vision to recognise faces, fingerprints, or iris patterns and generate fake ones that can fool the sensors. For example, hackers can use computer vision to create realistic face masks, fake fingerprints, or synthetic iris images that can match the biometric data of the users. 

They also use NLP to solve captcha challenges or spoof SMS or voice codes. For example, hackers can use NLP to understand and answer the questions or puzzles in the CAPTCHA or generate fake SMS or voice messages that mimic the codes the authentication service sent.

How Hackers Are Using AI to Evade Detection and Hide Their Tracks

Hackers who enter your network or device want to stay there long without being found or followed. They use different ways to hide from security, such as encryption, obfuscation, or polymorphism. These ways involve hiding or changing the code or behaviour of their bad software so that it can avoid security software, firewalls, or other security tools. 

Hackers use encryption to mix up the data or communication of their bad software, making it harder to read or catch. 

They use obfuscation to hide the code or structure of their bad software, making it harder to study or understand. 

Polymorphism is changing the code or signature of the bad software to make it harder to recognise or match.

Hackers are using AI to improve their stealth. They use machine learning to enable their bad software to better adapt to the environment and avoid setting off alarms or alerts. For example, hackers can use machine learning to study the network setup or traffic patterns and change their bad software accordingly, such as changing how often or when they communicate or act.

They also use AI to make noise or fake data that can confuse or trick security analysts or tools. For example, hackers can use AI to make fake or dummy accounts or devices and make fake or harmless traffic or activity, to take away the security team’s or system’s attention or resources. They can even use AI to copy the normal behaviour of the users or devices and blend in with the traffic or activity. 

How Trustco Can Help You Counter These AI-Powered Threats with Its Own AI Solutions

As you can see, hackers are using AI to launch more sophisticated and dangerous attacks that can compromise your data and systems. However, you don’t have to be a victim of these attacks. You can fight back with Trustco’s help.

Trustco has been in business for 26 years and has a wealth of experience and expertise in cybersecurity. We offer Security as a Service solution that leverages AI to defend against the most advanced threats. We use machine learning to analyse your company’s network traffic, identify anomalies, and alert us of suspicious activity. Our solution is designed to keep you one step ahead of the hackers and ensure your data and systems are safe.

Hackers use AI to make fake emails trick you, guess passwords to get into your accounts, avoid security checks, and hide what they do. These attacks can harm your business and its data and systems. But you can protect your business from these AI attacks with Trustco’s help.

Trustco is a top cybersecurity solution provider that uses AI to fight back. Trustco works with companies across the UK in different sectors and offers solutions that fit your needs. Don’t let hackers use AI to beat you. Fight back by contacting us today.