AI could make it harder to hire cybersecurity professionals

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Artificial intelligence is making a lot of things easier in the professional world. But companies looking for cybersecurity professionals say it is making it way harder to find qualified candidates.

Hackers are using AI tools to pose as job applicants and sneak into the same companies that are trying to hire professionals to stop them.

That means a lot of companies are more vulnerable to cyber attacks than ever before, and they’re desperate to fill those gaps.

AI makes it’s a lot harder for companies to spot imposters, because it can help applicants tailor resumes and generate answers for cover letters. Combine that with deep-fake pictures that look nearly identical to real people, and you have the perfect recipe for a bad actor that’s nearly impossible to spot.

If these spies get hired and get access to company under the guise of a cybersecurity professional, they could steal corporate data and property.

Experts report a lot of these bad actors are from North Korea, according to the Wall Street Journal, and have already raised billions of dollars through computer fraud and hacking efforts.