Plotting an Attack on Infrastructure Used to Require a Team. Now it Takes a Laptop

New NCITE research shows how AI and open-source geospatial tools are reshaping the threat landscape for critical infrastructure security.

Not long ago, a would-be terrorist would have needed weeks of surveillance, technical expertise, expensive software, and help from trained specialists to understand a critical infrastructure target’s vulnerabilities.

Today, that same individual could ask an AI chatbot questions, review publicly available satellite imagery, and analyze information about a target all without leaving home.

The accessibility of this technology has made it easier than ever for bad actors to identify and exploit weaknesses in the systems Americans rely on every day, like roads, bridges, railways, communications infrastructure, powerplants, and more.

Read the rest of the story at University of Nebraska at Omaha.

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