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Hospital corridor with people walking, laptop on administrator's desk near large windows.

Ransomware Defenses Hold, But New AI Threats Emerge

While ransomware defenses have shown significant improvement, experts warn that complacency is a luxury we can't afford, especially with hospital systems remaining prime targets. New AI threats are emerging, demanding our attention and action.

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Rows of computer servers and networking equipment in a brightly-lit data center with a single laptop in the foreground.

AI Targets Cloud Environments With Autonomous Attacks

Imagine a future where AI launches devastating cloud attacks with minimal human intervention - a threat that's no longer theoretical, but a harsh reality as demonstrated by a recent state-sponsored espionage campaign where AI executed 80-90% of the attack autonomously. Palo Alto Networks' Unit 42 has taken this threat to the next level by building a proof-of-concept AI model called Zealot that can execute end-to-end cloud attacks.

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