Editorial: Cybersecurity and artificial intelligence: advances, challenges, opportunities, threats
Pavlos Papadopoulos, Sokratis K. Katsikas, Nikolaos Pitropakis · Frontiers in Big Data · 2025
Cybersecurity and AI have become increasingly important in today's interconnected world. Developments 2 in them and because of them find their way regularly not only to the scientific literature but to the media 3 as well. Notwithstanding the benefits of AI, the increasing use of and reliance on AI, including Machine 4 Learning (ML), have created a complex threat landscape. On the other hand, cybercriminals have become 5 more sophisticated and organized, targeting not only individuals but also organizations and even nations.These threat actors use advanced tactics, techniques, and procedures to exploit vulnerabilities to attack AI-7 powered systems. To mitigate these threats, it is essential to enhance our understanding of the risks involved 8 and to develop effective, specially targeted, cybersecurity strategies and robust defensive mechanisms.The increasing pervasiveness of AI and related technologies, coupled with the growing sophistication of 10 cybercriminals, has created a challenging threat landscape that requires innovative solutions to mitigate.