Beijing, 17 August 2024 (TDI): One Chinese proverb states, “apply the same tactics to the person who used them on you.” In order to strengthen their defenses against artificial intelligence (AI) threats, Chinese firms have begun implementing generative AI technology. AI is becoming a more significant factor in cyberattacks.
Released in March, the large-scale model QAX-GPT by the well-known Chinese cybersecurity business Qi-Anxin Group is expected to aid in the creation of security solutions, the identification of threats and weak points, and the investigation of crimes related to the internet.
According to Qi Xiangdong, chairman of Qi-Anxin, this model has investigation and judging skills comparable to those of an intermediate-level security professional, and its efficiency in terms of alerts and judgments is more than 60 times that of manual efforts.
Large language model-based industrial applications and comparable AI chatbots have been introduced by IT giants and startups globally in an attempt to get into the AI race since OpenAI’s ChatGPT went viral in late 2022.
According to experts, threat makers with less technical or programming know-how can more easily enter the market thanks to generative AI tools. However, they also caution that hackers have begun to use these tools to construct malware, the dark web, and other instruments for cyberattacks.
However, there are drawbacks and advantages to these AI technologies for network security. Additionally, there have been instances where generative AI technologies have been modified to function as a defense against cyberattacks.
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According to a Qi-Anxin poll, the largest risk to network security is a shortage of staff and resources, which can result in alarms being ignored or handled improperly.
Vice president of Qi-Anxin Zhang Zhuo stated that QAX-GPT learns far more quickly than a human expert since it is trained on a corpus of cybersecurity-related analyses, papers, and publications.
“Expert analysis is required for 99 percent of alarms indicating cybersecurity dangers in order to prevent disruption of operations. The sheer volume of alert cases, however, far outweighs the number of experts in any given organization. Therefore, the AI-powered comprehensive analysis system will significantly improve security protection.”
China has suffered greatly as a result of cyberattacks and hacking. The National Computer Network Emergency Response Technical Team/Coordination Center of China, a cybersecurity watchdog, presented a report in 2020 that found that over 42 million malware infections had been detected in China.
