AI Speeds Up Cyber Threats, Campuses Call for Digital Literacy
IBM puts the average global cost of a data breach at US$4.44 million, while 97 percent of organizations lack adequate AI access controls.
Advances in artificial intelligence are accelerating cyber threats and widening the target set to include individuals and small businesses, not just large companies. In an international webinar held by Universitas Binawan on Wednesday, 15 July 2026, Vice Rector Farouk Abdullah Alwyni said digital security cannot rely on technology alone, but also on digital literacy, governance and the ethics of AI use. Cykube Co-Founder and CEO Sharjil Ahmed added that the threat landscape is now broader, making collaboration and sustained education necessary to close cyber protection gaps. IBM Cost of a Data Breach 2025 data show the average global loss from a data breach reached US$4.44 million, while 97 percent of organizations that experienced AI-related incidents did not have adequate AI access controls.