Cite this Article

Zainulabdeen Jawad Alibadi, Wafaa Mohammed Breesam, Ghufran Qays Abdulhadi Al-Saadi, 2025. "The Rise of AI-Powered Cyberattacks: Challenges and Defensive Strategies", International Journal of Emerging Information Technology (IJEIT) 1(2): 1-6.

Keywords

AI-powered cyberattacks, adversarial machine learning, cyber attacks, cybersecurity, zero-trust cybersecurity, cybersecurity architecture, intrusion detection systems, automatic response, reinforcement learning.

Abstract

This study investigates the rapidly emerging landscape of AI-powered cyberattacks and evaluates existing and proposed contemporary defense mechanisms capable of overcoming these evolving threats.

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