AI as the New Cybercrime Weapon: A 2025 Briefing for IT Leaders

From Passwords to Prompts: The AI Shift in Identity & IT Artificial intelligence (AI) has become a double-edged sword in IT and identity security. On one side, enterprises deploy AI for automation, fraud detection, adaptive authentication, and anomaly detection. On the other, cybercriminals are weaponizing the same tech to supercharge their intrusions. In 2023, U.S. consumers reported over $10 billion in fraud losses — the highest figure ever recorded. Analysts and regulators increasingly attribute this surge to AI-enhanced cybercrime, where phishing emails, romance scams, and business email compromise (BEC) are crafted by generative models....

August 28, 2025 · 7 min · Jay Klinkowsky
AI and automation trends transforming IAM

The Future of IAM: AI & Automation

#The Future of IAM: AI & Automation TL;DR Identity and Access Management (IAM) is evolving fast. AI and automation are moving IAM from static, rules-based controls to adaptive, intelligence-driven systems. Machine learning powers real-time anomaly detection, behavior-based authentication reduces reliance on passwords, and identity orchestration unifies workflows across multi-cloud and legacy systems. But with innovation comes new risks: AI agents, machine identities, and autonomous threats demand fresh governance and continuous monitoring....

August 27, 2025 · 4 min · Everyday Identity