Rapid adoption of Artificial Intelligence has powered growth but opened avenues for cybercriminals to misuse AI for sophisticated attacks, Kaspersky has said spotlighting the need for businesses to invest in proactive cybersecurity defences to meet new-age challenges. Kaspersky, a global cybersecurity and digital privacy company, said it has been infusing AI across its products and harnessing AI models to counter threats and safeguard users by making technologies more resistant to new and evolving forms of cyberattacks. From leveraging ChatGPT for writing malicious software and automating attacks against multiple users to misusing AI programmes to track users' smartphone inputs (potentially capturing messages, passwords, and bank codes) - cybercriminals are using AI in novel ways, the company cautioned. Citing the data for 2023, the company said it protected 220,000 businesses across the globe and prevented around 6.1 billion attacks with its solutions and products. During the same Read The Rest at :