Artificial intelligence for cybersecurity: Opportunities, challenges, and approaches

Authors

• Kai CHEN, Institute of Information Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, ChinaFollow
• Ding LI, School of Computer Science, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
• Guozhu MENG, Institute of Information Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
• Shouling JI, College of Computer Science and Technology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
• Changjiang LI, College of Computer Science and Technology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
• Yi YANG, College of Computer Science and Technology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
• Dengguo FENG, Institute of Software, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, ChinaFollow

Keywords

artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, critical information infrastructure protection, intelligent attack and defense

Abstract

Cybersecurity research, institutional structures, and governance policies are undergoing profound transformations. Currently, increasingly covert and rapidly evolving intelligent attacks, coupled with the national urgent expectations for high-level security, are driving significant shifts in the roles and interactions of governments, research institutions, and enterprises. Consequently, this study, based on analyzing the challenges and opportunities of the AI era, explores core application scenarios such as critical information infrastructure protection, national data security, and the maintenance of cyberspace sovereignty. It provides an analysis of artificial intelligence in dimensions such as correlation and causality, and proposes a governance framework, aiming to provide insights for accelerating the construction of a cyberpower and fortifying the digital security barrier.

First page

1152

Last Page

1161

Language

Chinese

Publisher

Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.

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Recommended Citation

CHEN, Kai; LI, Ding; MENG, Guozhu; JI, Shouling; LI, Changjiang; YANG, Yi; and FENG, Dengguo (2026) "Artificial intelligence for cybersecurity: Opportunities, challenges, and approaches," Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Chinese Version): Vol. 41 : Iss. 6 , Article 8.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3724/j.issn.1000-3045.20260416008
Available at: https://bulletinofcas.researchcommons.org/journal/vol41/iss6/8