The National Security Agency (NSA) is launching a dedicated artificial intelligence security center. The move comes as governments begin to rely more on AI and integrate multiple algorithms into defense and intelligence systems. In addition to protecting the country from external AI-based threats, the Security Center will work to protect these systems from theft and sabotage.
The NSA’s latest move toward AI security was announced by outgoing Director Paul Nakasone on Thursday. The department will operate under the existing Cyber Security Collaboration Center. The organization works with private industry and international partners to protect the United States from cyberattacks from China, Russia, and other countries with high malware and hacking activity.
For example, the agency This suggests that Chinese hackers are targeting government, industrial, and telecom organizations through hacked router firmware. Despite concerns about election interference, Nakasone said he has yet to see any evidence that Russia or China are trying to influence the 2024 U.S. presidential election. However, this and this
As artificial intelligence threatens to enhance the capabilities of these bad actors, the U.S. government is pinning its hopes on this new security sector. The NSA decided to create this division after conducting research suggesting that poorly secured AI models pose significant national security challenges. This situation is further exacerbated by the proliferation of generative AI technologies that the NSA says can be used for both good and bad purposes.
Nakasone said the organization will “leverage foreign intelligence insights and contribute to the development of best practice guidelines, principles, assessments, methodologies, and risk frameworks” in both AI security and the goal of safely developing and deploying artificial intelligence. “This will be the central point of the NSA,” he said. In “Our National Security System and Defense Industrial Base.” To achieve this objective, the group will collaborate with industry leaders, scientific laboratories, academic institutions, international partners and, of course, the Department of Defense.
Nakasone is retiring from the NSA and U.S. Cyber Command, and will be replaced by his current deputy, Air Force Lt. Gen. Timothy Ho. Mr. Nakasone has been in the position since 2018, and by all accounts,