Despite the rapid advancement of frontier AI models that can detect network vulnerabilities within six hours, companies continue to struggle with responding effectively to cyber intelligence, according to Trellix India MD Ganesh Iyer. As reported by Business Standard, Iyer emphasized that companies need to work with the right cybersecurity vendors who can help them identify which areas to focus on and which network vectors need to be replaced or changed. The past six months have represented a leapfrog of generations in terms of networks' vulnerability and data security, with vulnerabilities emerging not by design but through missed opportunities. Iyer explained that these vulnerabilities were not there by design, but were simply missed opportunities that frontier AI models have now been able to identify and flag within just six hours.
The advent of newer frontier AI models has created a multiplier effect for AI-led threat actors, as reported by Business Standard. These models can now find decades-old vulnerabilities in networks and companies' data structures, with Iyer noting that this has resulted in a multiplier effect for AI-led threat actors. The threat landscape has evolved to include actors offering malware-as-a-service or cybersecurity-threat-as-a-service, with Trellix tracking 500-600 known actors at any given time, including some nation-state actors. These threat groups have conducted 5,500 campaigns that Trellix has been able to track through 4,800 parameters checking for malicious and non-malicious tools and services.
The use of AI in cybersecurity is moving toward a situation where both companies and bad-faith actors will leverage AI to the fullest extent, with the key difference being better contextualization of intelligence available to either party, according to Iyer. As reported by Business Standard, the fastest finger is now on the AI button, particularly on the agentic part of AI systems. There are increasing examples of AI agents going rogue or assuming different identities, with companies still exploring the cybersecurity impact of AI agents. The cybersecurity market in India will grow at least 30-40% over the next six to eight months as companies take more seriously protecting themselves against agentic AI-led threats.
