The Article I am reviewing is called, “Understanding the Use of Artificial Intelligence in
Cybercrime”. This article highlights the advancements of artificial intelligence and ways that
cybercriminals have used it to commit cybercrimes. The paper concludes that artificial
intelligence is being used to create deep fakes that can be used in interpersonal cyberattacks
and phishing attacks. The use of these create very realistic looking pictures or videos to either
harm someone’s reputation, or influence someone into thinking they are talking or texting
someone they personally know. The case studies provided show the potential vulnerabilities and
how we can approach them. The first study is conducted on healthcare and what challenges this
field has when dealing with evolving cybercrime. What the study concludes is that a multilayered
approach involving the implementation of VIVA standards would be best suited to adhere to the
risks. The second study uses the RAT, routine activities theory, to focus on threats, risks and
countermeasures to cybercrime. This study also concluded that a multilayered system including
policy, education, and intervention was needed to ensure protection from cyber attacks. The
third and final study uses the IMCD, or Integrated Model of Cybercrime Dynamics to understand
the connections between cybercrime, and the environment and behaviors linked between them.
The conclusion on prevention again is a multilayered system like the previous two. The overall
findings of these studies is that criminals are using artificial intelligence to enhance their
opportunities to commit cybercrime primarily through social engineering. The most effective
countermeasures found in the studies were using multilayered systems that include best
practices, policy, education, and fast-responses to attacks.
https://vc.bridgew.edu/ijcic/vol7/iss2/1/