At this week’s North American Information Security Summit, I made the following points under the title “Defending in the Era of AI”:

1. GenAI has the potential to be a net positive for cyber defenders. While GenAI advances adversary capabilities, it can advance defender capabilities even more. Adversary gain from use of AI Defender gain from use of AI

  1. AI alignment efforts are hindering delivery of defensive capabilities, including the ability to automate vulnerability scanning, penetration testing and breach / attack simulation. I also outline an AI-assisted system for combating persistent consumer fraud. Here is a link to the full talk. Thank you to NAISS for the invitation.