Byte by Byte: My Path into Cyber

  AI ‑ Native Malware: The Emerging Reality Behind Adaptive Cyber Threats As AI becomes woven into everyday tools and workflows, the cyber threat landscape is evolving alongside it. One of the most significant shifts is the emergence of AI ‑ native malware malicious software that doesn ’ t just use AI during development but actively integrates AI models into its runtime behaviour. This isn’t science fiction anymore. While we’re not facing a fully autonomous “Skynet” scenario, recent discoveries show that adaptive, AI ‑ driven malware is already operating in the wild. The question is no longer if AI ‑ native malware will exist, but how quickly it will mature and what that means for defenders.   What Makes Malware “AI ‑ Native ” ? AI ‑ Assisted Malware Traditional malware created with help from AI tools such as LLMs. Attackers may use AI to: • Write phishing content • Generate exploit code • Speed up reconnaissance But the malware itself behaves conventionall...