Episode 95: AI Augmentation and Its Impact on Cyber Defense

Cybersecurity Where You Are

In episode 95 of Cybersecurity Where You Are, Sean Atkinson is joined by Randy Rose, VP of Security Operations & Intelligence at the Center for Internet Security® (CIS®).

Together, they discuss AI augmentation in terms of how cyber defenders are using generative artificial intelligence to enhance their capabilities.

Here are some highlights from our episode:

• 01:16. How artificial intelligence has changed the landscape for cybersecurity defenders
• 03:49. How AI is starting to augment threat detection
• 10:12. What security researchers are exploring around AI and cyber defense
• 20:54. Key challenges and limitations for AI-based cyber defense
• 30:54. Future trends and innovations for cybersecurity defenders' use of AI

Resources

• Episode 56: Cybersecurity Risks and Rewards of LLMs
• Episode 59: Probing the Modern Role of the Pentest
• SEC595: Applied Data Science and AI/Machine Learning for Cybersecurity Professionals
• fr0gger / Awesome-GPT-Agents
• The LLM Misinformation Problem I Was Not Expecting
• Separating FUD from Practical for Post-Quantum Cryptography

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