From complexity to clarity: A platform approach to tackling AI-powered cybercrime
The cyberthreat landscape is undergoing a fundamental shift as attackers rapidly adopt artificial intelligence (AI) to redefine how cyberattacks are launched.
AI is no longer just enhancing existing methods—it’s transforming the entire attack lifecycle.
Threat actors are now orchestrating campaigns with greater coordination, scale and sophistication, often bypassing traditional detection methods altogether.
In the Philippines, the impact is already clear.
According to a Fortinet-commissioned IDC survey, 78 percent of organizations encountered AI-powered threats in the past year, with a majority reporting a two-to-threefold increase in attack frequency. From deepfake-enabled impersonations to AI-enhanced phishing and data poisoning, today’s threats are exploiting not only technical vulnerabilities but also behavioral and visibility gaps.
Why traditional defenses are losing ground
AI has equipped cybercriminals with a new level of speed, consistency and unpredictability.
Techniques like automated vulnerability scanning, real-time evasion and intelligent payload customization have become commonplace.
Yet many organizations continue to rely on legacy security models that are simply too static to detect or respond to these evolving tactics.
The Fortinet-commissioned IDC survey revealed stark gaps in readiness across Philippine organizations.
Fewer than one in 10 feel confident in their ability to defend against AI-driven attacks. A significant number admit that their existing detection systems are falling behind, and some lack visibility into these threats altogether.
This growing mismatch between the agility of attackers and the limitations of traditional defenses highlights the urgent need for a more adaptive, platform-based security approach—one that enables real-time detection, continuous response and long-term resilience.
Why taking a platform approach is key to staying ahead
In an environment where threats evolve faster than point solutions can respond, organizations need more than isolated tools—they need a cohesive, platform-led strategy that delivers visibility, speed and adaptability across the entire attack surface.
This is where the value of an integrated approach becomes clear. A unified platform brings together threat intelligence, AI-powered automation and streamlined operations to help security teams detect earlier, respond faster and adapt continuously.
Rather than stitching together multiple tools, organizations can benefit from a single, scalable architecture that simplifies complexity and strengthens resilience.
Fortinet’s Security Fabric is one example of this shift in action.
Built with AI woven into its core, it enables organizations to move from reactive to proactive defense—supporting faster decision-making, real-time threat response and secure digital innovation at scale.
With automation and intelligence built in—not bolted on—platforms like Fortinet’s help reduce risk while enhancing efficiency.
Building resilience through partnership and collaboration
In an era where AI is accelerating the scale and stealth of cyberattacks, no organization can defend alone.
Tackling today’s threats demands ecosystem-wide collaboration—uniting technology providers, governments, law enforcement and industry partners to share intelligence, coordinate response efforts, and stay ahead of adversaries who are increasingly working together themselves.
Fortinet plays an active role in strengthening this collective defense. Globally, the company works closely with organizations such as Interpol, Nato and the Cyber Threat Alliance, helping to disrupt cybercrime networks through threat-sharing and joint operations.
These partnerships reflect Fortinet’s belief that disrupting adversaries requires cooperation, not competition—a core message echoed in its engagement with forums like the World Economic Forum’s Centre for Cybersecurity.
In the Philippines, Fortinet is contributing to resilience through capacity-building efforts such as the Fortinet Training Institute, aimed at closing the cybersecurity skills gap.
By combining platform-led innovation, AI integration and public-private collaboration, Fortinet is helping build a more secure digital future—one that’s not just protected, but resilient by design.
AI has changed the game
As adversaries evolve their tactics with AI and automation, organizations must evolve their defenses just as quickly.
This calls for more than reactive tools—it demands an integrated platform approach that delivers unified visibility, faster response and long-term adaptability.
By converging security and networking, embedding AI across the stack, and fostering collaboration at all levels, Fortinet is helping Philippine businesses reimagine cybersecurity not just as protection, but as a foundation for digital growth.
In today’s environment, resilience isn’t built in isolation—it’s enabled by platforms that are designed to adapt and scale with the world around them.
