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Secure AI #5: Cyber or AI - Why not both?

Welcome to Secure AI, where we discuss the intersection of Cybersecurity, Privacy and IT Governance, Risk & Compliance.
While not Security related, McKinsey released a good article on the future of AI in 15 graphs (who doesn’t like a good graph!) https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/mckinsey-explainers/whats-the-future-of-generative-ai-an-early-view-in-15-charts. Its an interesting look into where GenAI might be going.
Also, check out the news articles this week where AI is being used to help with malware analysis and fuzzing.
In this newsletter…
This Weeks Article - Cyber vs AI: Why not both?
AI Security News - Latest news & news you may have missed
AI Risk & Governance News - Latest GRC-related AI news
Vendor AI Security News - AI news from the vendor world
AI Security Tool of the Week - Security tools for AI
Recommended Reading - Deeper dives into AI & Security
This Weeks Article
Cyber or AI: Why not both?
I saw this article this week Cyber security vs AI: Which one will have more demand in the next years? that seemed to paint a career choice of either Cyber or AI. But why not both?
In this week’s news there are some great articles about how AI is being used maliciously, but more importantly how AI is helping cybersecurity professionals. Check out the LLM-assisted Malware Review: AI and Humans Join Forces to Combat Malware article below to see how using AI in cybersecurity is a step in the right direction.
I used ChatGPT-4 this week to analyse a malicious HTML email attachment. It did a pretty good job of working out what the obfuscated Javascript was doing but fell short in several areas. Still with the right prompts and in the right setting it could be a real time saver.
As we’ve seen many times in the past in cybersecurity, new technology can be used for good and it’s not long before the bad guys weaponise and abuse that technology. AI is no different in that respect. What is different, is how AI is such a huge accelerator for attackers and defenders.
AI Security News
In case you missed it…
There is a great 3 part series on securing LLMs over at Boring App Sec…
AI Risk & Governance News
Vendor AI News
Recommended Reading
Remember, AI won’t take your job,
but someone who knows how to leverage AI probably will