ASD chief urges AI early warning for cyber threats
Abigail Bradshaw, Australia's cyber intelligence chief, calls for an AI early warning system to help detect emerging threats.
Speaking at the Sydney Dialogue on Monday, Abigail Bradshaw said intelligence and security agencies should work with AI companies to spot emerging risks early. Sharing reports of individual incidents helps identify wider patterns.
Risks extend beyond cyber to biotechnology. The Australian Signals Directorate has access to advanced AI models from Anthropic and OpenAI.
These models are kept from wider release. It uses this access to help Australian organisations strengthen defences and find vulnerabilities.
Tasks that once took cyber security experts weeks now take hours, Bradshaw said. Organisations must keep up basic security measures while using AI for network defence.
- Australian Signals Directorate
- Agency
- Anthropic and OpenAI
- AI companies with access
- Weeks reduced to hours
- Time saved on tasks
Why it mattersAustralia faces rising cyber and AI risks. Using AI defensively and sharing threat intelligence could better protect the nation.
AustraliaIf implemented, Bradshaw's early warning system could improve cyber resilience for Australian organisations and critical infrastructure.
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