{"slug": "the-cost-of-cyber-offense-is-collapsing", "title": "The Cost Of Cyber Offense Is Collapsing", "summary": "The cost of cyber offense is collapsing as AI lowers the barrier to entry for attackers, according to Ido Geffen, a Forbes Councils member. Geffen warns that AI enables more sophisticated and frequent attacks, raising the ceiling for potential damage while making offensive tools cheaper and more accessible.", "body_md": "# The Cost Of Cyber Offense Is Collapsing\n\nBy Ido Geffen, Forbes Councils MemberSource:\n\n[Forbes Innovation](https://www.forbes.com/innovation/)AI is lowering the floor while raising the ceiling.\n\nGet AI news in your inbox\n\nDaily digest of what matters in AI.\n\nGet AI news in your inbox\n\nDaily digest of what matters in AI.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/the-cost-of-cyber-offense-is-collapsing", "canonical_source": "https://www.machinebrief.com/news/the-cost-of-cyber-offense-is-collapsing-dwcf", "published_at": "2026-08-17 12:30:00+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-08-17 13:44:47.248079+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["artificial-intelligence", "ai-safety", "ai-policy"], "entities": ["Forbes", "Ido Geffen"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/the-cost-of-cyber-offense-is-collapsing", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/the-cost-of-cyber-offense-is-collapsing.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/the-cost-of-cyber-offense-is-collapsing.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/the-cost-of-cyber-offense-is-collapsing.jsonld"}}