The PHP internet crisis shows how powerful AI has become

Sky News Technology correspondent Rowland Manthorpe examines how the PHP security crisis shows how AI models are becoming dramatically better at finding critical software vulnerabilities.

As cybersecurity teams race to patch systems, Rowland explores what might happen if the same AI capabilities reach hackers.

Will AI strengthen cyber defence or give attackers the advantage?

00:04 AI finds cybersecurity vulnerabilities we didn't know existed
00:55 The internet runs on PHP
01:26 Cloudflare CEO warns about "million s of attempts to exploit" PHP vulnerabilities
01:59 Why most PHP isn't patched and what can be done
03:25 What we can learn from past security incidents
03:51 Will attackers adopt AI?
04:53 The cyber risk with closed weight vs open weight models
06:01 What might happen next

Read more: https://news.sky.com/story/internet-threat-latest-wider-wave-of-attacks-feared-as-critical-flaw-hits-websites-worldwide-13602117

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