AI in 5 years: Preparing for intelligent, automated cyber attacks

By Sundar Balasubramanian, Managing Director for India and South Asia

Organisations around the world are rapidly adopting AI to drive efficiency and transform operations, marking a shift into an era where cyber security is entering a turning point where AI fights AI. The phishing scams and deepfakes of today are only precursors to a coming era of autonomous, self-optimising AI threat actors capable of planning, executing, and refining attacks with little to no human involvement.

India, in particular, faces a significant cyber security challenge amid rapid AI adoption. Organizations worldwide are embracing AI for efficiency, but this evolution is shifting cyber security into a new era where AI battles AI. In India, phishing scams and AI-fueled deepfakes foreshadow a future dominated by autonomous, self-optimizing AI threat actors capable of planning, executing, and refining attacks with minimal human oversight.

In September 2025, Check Point Research’s global threat ...