AI can combat Colonial Pipeline-like cyberattacks that cripple hospitals, critical services: expert

AI could have minimized the damage from the 2021 Colonial Pipeline shutdown, as well as the current rash of malware attacks on hospitals, an expert says.

"With most critical infrastructure, whether it's manufacturing of some of these other systems like hospitals, they use older technology that's not updated that often," Globus told Fox News Digital. "They're low-hanging fruit for cyberattacks." Chris Eberhart is a crime and US news reporter for Fox News Digital. Email tips to chris.eberhart@fox.com or on Twitter @ChrisEberhart48.

Major pipelines are not the only target, Globus said; it's everything from dams to satellites to schools and hospitals, which have captured headlines in recent weeks.