How adversarial attacks exploit blind spots in AI-powered malware detection and what security teams can do to defend against them.
You have the best security system money can buy. It uses artificial intelligence to stop hackers. Then one day, a hacker walks right through it. Not with some fancy new tool. With a simple trick that makes the AI see harmless code instead of dangerous malware.
This isn’t science fiction. It’s happening right now.
Researchers recently found that 94 percent of AI powered security systems can be deceived this way. The very technology meant to protect us has hidden weaknesses.
I tested these attacks myself. Here’s what I found, and what your organization can do about it.
Understanding the Basic Problem
First, let’s talk about how AI security works.
Most modern security tools use machine learning to spot malware. They don’t just look for known bad code. They learn patterns from thousands of examples. They notice things like:
- How much random data is in a file
- What functions the code uses
