The Five Eyes intelligence alliance has warned that powerful new AI models capable of accelerating cyber attacks could become publicly available within months.
In a rare joint statement, the cyber security agencies said: "Frontier AI models are anticipated to exceed current industry expectations... The timeline is not years, it is months." They warned AI will make it much faster for attackers to find and exploit existing security weaknesses.
The alliance says the biggest risks remain familiar ones, including unpatched systems, weak identity controls and unnecessary internet exposure, but AI will dramatically increase the speed and scale of attacks.
Businesses should use the time available to strengthen cyber hygiene by applying updates promptly, tightening access controls, reducing internet-facing systems where possible and ensuring incident response plans are up to date.