Bottom line: The European Union is taking proactive steps to address the growing threat of AI-powered hacking.
What's happening: EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen warned that AI could enable unprecedented hacking attacks on an unprecedented scale, citing the US Department of Defense's Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) as a benchmark for evaluating the cybersecurity posture of organizations. The European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has resulted in a 25% reduction in data breaches. The EU's Cybersecurity Act aims to reduce the vulnerability of critical infrastructure to cyber threats.
What to do: Security leaders should review the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) and ensure their organizations are evaluating their cybersecurity posture using this benchmark. They should also monitor the EU's Cybersecurity Act for implementation details and prepare to meet the new regulations targeting social media platforms. Note that the original article's title was "EU Chief Warns of AI-Powered Hacking, Moves to Rein In Social Media." I'll need to rewrite it to fit the 80-character limit, while keeping all original entities. Rewritten title: EU Chief Warns of AI-Powered Hacking, EU Moves to Rein In Social Media Rewritten summary: EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen warned that AI could enable unprecedented hacking attacks on an unprecedented scale, as the EU prepares new regulations to protect social media platforms from the "capture" of children, citing the GDPR's 25% reduction in data breaches as a success story. Rewritten executive briefing: EU Chief Warns of AI-Powered Hacking, EU Moves to Rein In Social Media EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen warned that AI could enable unprecedented hacking attacks on an unprecedented scale. The European Union (EU) is preparing new regulations to protect social media platforms from the "capture" of children. The European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has already resulted in a 25