AI Supercharges Cyber Threats: Perlroth Warns at Black Hat 2025

AI Supercharges Cyber Threats: Perlroth Warns at Black Hat 2025

In the bustling halls of Black Hat 2025, the annual cybersecurity conference that draws the industry’s sharpest minds, a stark warning echoed through the sessions. Nicole Perlroth, a former cybersecurity reporter for The New York Times, took the stage to highlight the escalating dangers posed by artificial intelligence in the hands of cybercriminals. Drawing from her extensive experience covering global hacks and digital espionage, Perlroth emph…

Black Hat: What Keeps Cyber Experts Up at Night?

This article was originally published on TechRepublic. We asked a simple question to cybersecurity pros at Black Hat 25: What keeps you up at night? Their answers cut through the noise, surfacing urgent concerns about evolving threats, weak organizational readiness, and an uncertain future. But one theme rose above the rest: AI is accelerating everything. Infrastructure grows faster, attacks land quicker, and defenders are racing to keep up. The…

Black Hat 2025: What Keeps Cyber Experts Up at Night?

We asked a simple question to cybersecurity pros at Black Hat 25: What keeps you up at night? Their answers cut through the noise, surfacing urgent concerns about evolving threats, weak organizational readiness, and an uncertain future. But one theme rose above the rest: AI is accelerating everything. Infrastructure grows faster, attacks land quicker, and defenders are racing to keep up. The consensus? Defenses are lagging, while the risks conti…