# Microsoft’s Digital Defence Report 2025 reveals that artificial intelligence is drastically accelerating cyberattacks, reducing preparation time to 58 days and detection time to just 12 days. Microsoft Africa’s chief security adviser, Kerissa Varma, says AI enables hackers to infiltrate, analyse, and monetise attacks faster than ever. Varma warned that AI-driven phishing success rates have quadrupled. She urges organisations to deploy AI-powered defences, enable multi-factor authentication, and maintain continuous monitoring to combat evolving threats.
Microsoft warns AI is accelerating cyberattacks