AI at War: A Double-Edged Sword

By Justin Kojok

AI AT WAR: A Double-Edged Sword

The machines are already at war. The only question is whose side they're on.

In 2026, artificial intelligence is no longer the future of cybersecurity. It is the battlefield.

AI now powers both sides of digital conflict. Attackers use it to launch hyper-personalized phishing campaigns in seconds, generate polymorphic malware that rewrites itself to evade detection, and produce deepfake fraud so convincing that seasoned professionals can be deceived in real time. The average time between a breach and a full compromise has collapsed to 29 minutes. The fastest on record is 27 seconds.

No human team can outrun that. But the right AI-driven defense can.

AI at War: A Double-Edged Sword is a timely, deeply researched guide to the defining cyber struggle of our age. It draws on reports and analyses from the World Economic Forum, CrowdStrike, Darktrace, IBM X-Force, NIST, the Google Threat Intelligence Group, and other leading sources.

The sword is already drawn. Whether it protects you or cuts you depends on what you do next.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 196634810X
• ISBN13: 9781966348108
• Release Date: May 2026
• Publisher: Global Impact Press, LLC
• Length: 218 Pages
• Weight: 1.08 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.5"