Executive Advisory: The Threat of Autonomous AI-Driven Command and Control (CLOSEDQUORUM)
Cisco Talos has discovered CLOSEDQUORUM, a newly identified implant that represents a paradigm shift in cyber threat architecture: the first reported fully autonomous AI-driven Command and Control (C2) system. Traditionally, defensive security teams hunt for compromised systems by blocking known attacker-controlled IP addresses, tracking malicious domain names, or severing connections to a human operator’s infrastructure. […]