A Survey on Offensive AI Within Cybersecurity
It addresses the growing threat of offensive AI for cybersecurity practitioners and researchers, but as a survey, it is incremental in synthesizing existing knowledge.
This survey paper tackles the problem of AI systems being targeted and manipulated for malicious purposes, comprehensively covering attacks against and using AI across various domains.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has witnessed major growth and integration across various domains. As AI systems become increasingly prevalent, they also become targets for threat actors to manipulate their functionality for malicious purposes. This survey paper on offensive AI will comprehensively cover various aspects related to attacks against and using AI systems. It will delve into the impact of offensive AI practices on different domains, including consumer, enterprise, and public digital infrastructure. The paper will explore adversarial machine learning, attacks against AI models, infrastructure, and interfaces, along with offensive techniques like information gathering, social engineering, and weaponized AI. Additionally, it will discuss the consequences and implications of offensive AI, presenting case studies, insights, and avenues for further research.