BLUF
The Australian Signals Directorate warns AI is accelerating cyber threats, increasing attacks on networks and infrastructure. Organisations should modernise systems, use AI-driven defences, prioritise security over availability, and expect more outages during protection efforts.Learning Outcomes
- Analyse the evolving role of artificial intelligence in cybersecurity, including how state-sponsored actors, cybercriminals, and defenders use AI to identify vulnerabilities, automate activities, and influence cyber operations.
- Evaluate strategies for strengthening organisational cyber resilience, including technology modernisation, mitigation of legacy system risks, incident reporting, and the prioritisation of security over system availability.
- Assess the leadership and policy implications of emerging cyber threats, explaining why cybersecurity is a business-wide responsibility and how collective action, AI-enabled defence tools, and organisational preparedness contribute to national security and critical infrastructure protection.
