Artificial intelligence is a double-edged sword in cybersecurity: attackers use it for more convincing phishing and malware, while defenders use it to detect threats in real time.
New threats
Generative AI makes it easy to create convincing fake emails, voice, and video (deepfakes). Social engineering is becoming larger in scale and more personalized.
How AI defends
- detecting anomalies in network traffic;
- automated incident response;
- proactively scanning code for vulnerabilities.
Security in 2026 is no longer just a wall — it is an intelligence that learns from every attack.
The expert advice is unchanged: multi-factor authentication, timely updates, and staff training remain the best defense — AI strengthens this foundation, it does not replace it.
What a business should do today
Cybersecurity is no longer only a concern for large companies — small businesses are targeted just as much, and a single successful attack can be costly. The good news: basic steps make a big difference.
- enable multi-factor authentication on every critical system;
- update software regularly and keep backups;
- train your team to spot phishing and social engineering.
The NovaSoft approach
We build security in from the start — secure code, encryption, monitoring and proactive vulnerability scanning. For us, AI is an extra shield that spots a threat early, before it becomes a problem.
