The annual cost of cybercrime is expected to reach $10 trillion dollars next year. To put that figure into context, in terms of GDP it would be the third biggest economy in the world after the US and China.
From deep-fakes and disinformation to hacks and attacks on infrastructure, healthcare and security networks, cybercrime is becoming the number one challenge for law enforcement and intelligence agencies. And artificial intelligence is already changing the rules of the game.
Our increasingly connected digital world makes us all more vulnerable to criminal gangs and state-sponsored hackers who can access our data and devices. Imagine handing over control of your bank account, your electric vehicle, even your pacemaker.
So how is the international community responding? To gain insights into the scale and nature of the problem, Al Arabiya News’ Riz Khan met leading experts at the Global Cybersecurity Forum in the Saudi capital Riyadh.
