Cybersecurity experts warn South African organisations may have just three to five months to prepare for a new wave of AI driven cyberattacks.
South African organisations may have only a few months to strengthen their cyber defences as a new generation of advanced artificial intelligence models dramatically accelerates the speed and scale of cyberattacks.
The warning comes as global cybersecurity leaders report that frontier AI systems are now capable of identifying software vulnerabilities at a level comparable to all but the most skilled human security experts, fundamentally changing the threat landscape for businesses worldwide.
The shift was highlighted following the development of Mythos, a powerful AI model created by Anthropic to identify critical software security flaws.
The model demonstrated such advanced capabilities that it was not released publicly. Instead, Anthropic launched Project Glasswing, a restricted access initiative that allows a select group of technology companies to test and strengthen their security systems before the technology becomes more widely available.
