AI diffuses formerly rare expertise and specialized tradecraft to a wider range of threat actors.
Attacks that once required a coordinated team of specialists will become feasible for groups with fewer resources. This changes which threats are plausible and which defenses need to be in place.
Hardening our national infrastructure in advance of such attacks is critical for homeland security.
TECHNOLOGY ENABLES NEW PATHWAYS TO HARM — OUR COUNTER-RESPONSE MUST DETER, DETECT, AND CONTEST ADVERSARIES AS THEY TRAVEL THESE PATHS.
Our way of life is sustained by national critical functions. The interdependencies between these functions can be hard to perceive. Compromise of these functions, or sustained denial of these services, would alter our way of life.
Accounts · Integrations · Data interfaces
transmission and distribution
and care delivery
and quality records
NCBI — National Center for
Biotechnology Information
Undermined ability to respond to threats,
foreign and domestic.
DEFENDERS MUST BECOME PRACTICED IN OFFENSE.
By taking inspiration from our colleagues in counterterrorism, defense intelligence, cybersecurity and law enforcement, we can reduce the risk of technological surprise. Cyclic red-team/blue-team exercises will strengthen our preparedness.