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@article{188908,
        author = {Bora Suri Venkata Reddy and S. Srinivasan},
        title = {AI's Double-Edged Role in Cybersecurity: Opportunistic Threats to Industrial-Scale Impacts},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2025},
        volume = {12},
        number = {7},
        pages = {3909-3922},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=188908},
        abstract = {Artificial Intelligence (AI) is now a transformative force in cybersecurity, often described as double-edged sword. It empowers defenders with advanced tools for threat detection and response while simultaneously equipping attackers with sophisticated capabilities to launch more effective and scalable assaults. This duality particularly pronounces with AI accelerating both protective innovations and malicious exploits. The phrase "Fortune Hunter to Industrial Deep Dive” is a progression: AI starts as an opportunistic "fortune hunter" for cybercriminals—enabling quick, targeted gains through tools like personalized phishing or deepfakes—and evolves into a vehicle for deep, systemic attacks on industrial sectors, such as critical infrastructure and manufacturing. Fortune Cyber 60 -2025 defines an annual ranking of 60 venture-backed startups poised to shape the future of digital defense. Fortune magazine lists spotlight companies addressing the seismic shifts driven by AI, from escalating threats to groundbreaking protections. It underscores a pivotal moment: It redefines the very battlefield.},
        keywords = {CISO, Fortune Cyber 60, Lightspeed partners, SOAR, UEBA, Deepfakes, ransomware, Mirai Botnet},
        month = {December},
        }