AI exposes cyber vulnerabilities
A new analysis flags countries like Bosnia and Herzegovina as especially vulnerable to AI‑driven cyberattacks, while 'physical AI'—the fusion of robots, sensors, and AI—is raising fresh risks for government and critical services. (digitaljournal.com) (govtech.com)
Check Point’s Cyber Security Report 2026 says organisations faced an average of 1,968 cyber attacks per week in 2025, a 70% increase since 2023, driven in part by attackers embedding AI to automate reconnaissance and social engineering. (securitysolutionsmedia.com) The Check Point analysis mapped AI diffusion against national security readiness across 38 countries and produced a Security Index; the published table shows Bosnia and Herzegovina at about 20% AI diffusion, a Security Index of 22, and roughly 14% of its infrastructure assessed as exposed to cyber threats. (digitaljournal.com) Local investigators and regional analysts point to concrete governance gaps in Bosnia — no unified national cybersecurity strategy, no national CERT and fragmented jurisdictional authority — as structural drivers of that exposure in CSEC/BIRN reporting. (csec.ba) “Physical AI,” highlighted in recent GovTech coverage and at Davos, describes robots and sensor-driven systems that perceive, reason, and act in the world; NVIDIA’s recent GTC announcements and Deloitte case studies place physical-AI deployments in factories, logistics, healthcare and power‑grid inspection. (govtech.com) Security researchers warn embodied systems enlarge attack surfaces with concrete threat vectors — sensor spoofing, remote manipulation and supply‑chain compromises have been documented as realistic risks for humanoids and other physical‑AI platforms supporting critical services. (news.aliasrobotics.com) Check Point’s guidance for defenders calls for revalidating security foundations and employing AI for defence, while U.S. government resources such as the GSA AI Guide and a National Academies rapid consultation recommend state‑level readiness, governance frameworks and pilot controls for public‑sector AI deployments. (securitysolutionsmedia.com)
