This e-book explores how generative AI accelerates cybercrime, making phishing, deepfakes, and BEC attacks more scalable and convincing. Proofpoint outlines risks like AI-generated polymorphic malware, synthetic identities, and weaponized LLMs capable of bypassing filters. While defenders can also leverage AI for faster detection and response, threat actors currently hold an advantage due to fewer constraints. The paper urges organizations to adopt layered defenses, focusing on identity protection, behavioral monitoring, and advanced threat intelligence. It concludes that AI will reshape the threat landscape permanently, requiring a shift to adaptive, people-centric defenses to safeguard users and data.

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