In an advisory, National CERT said the growing use of AI, automated bots, botnets and agentic tools was enabling cybercriminals to accelerate reconnaissance, identify system vulnerabilities, conduct credential-based attacks and launch coordinated cyberattacks on a much larger scale.
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For the critical infrastructure sector, National CERT highlighted vulnerabilities arising from third-party service providers, connected Internet of Things (IoT) devices, industrial control systems and insecure remote access.
National CERT has advised financial institutions to review the security of core banking systems, APIs, third-party integrations, payment gateways and digital banking applications.
National CERT urged all organisations to assess their preparedness against bot-driven AI cyberattacks and strengthen incident response, business continuity and security monitoring arrangements.