Cybersecurity Expert Anirban Mukherji on AI Removing Attack Barriers and Reshaping Cyberthreats
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AI Smashes Cyberattack Barriers, Reshaping Threats: Anirban Mukherji Warns
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Firstpost•11-03-2026, 15:36
AI Smashes Cyberattack Barriers, Reshaping Threats: Anirban Mukherji Warns
•Cybersecurity expert Anirban Mukherji warns AI has removed the entry barrier for cyberattacks, making them faster, cheaper, and hyper-personalized.
•The primary threat is silent data manipulation (bank balance, medical records) that erodes trust, rather than visible "cyber-Armageddon."
•India's rapid AI adoption without safety nets creates "security debt"; digital identity is now the main attack surface for users.
•Affordable cybersecurity requires "secure by design" infrastructure-level protection, not just individual antivirus, with manufacturers mandated to build in security.
•Organisations overlook "Shadow AI" and adopt AI faster than their security maturity, making BFSI and healthcare highly vulnerable; sovereign AI is crucial for national defense.
