Where Generative AI Can Actually Help Security (And Where It Doesn't) - Farshad Abasi, Allie Mellen - ASW #292

Application Security Weekly (Audio)

Generative AI has produced impressive chatbots and content generation, but however fun or impressive those might be, they don't always translate to value for appsec. Allie brings some realistic expectations to how genAI is used by attackers and can be useful to defenders.

Segment resources:

• https://www.forrester.com/blogs/generative-ai-will-not-fulfill-your-autonomous-soc-hopes-or-even-your-demo-dreams/
• https://www.forrester.com/blogs/top-5-things-you-need-to-know-about-how-generative-ai-is-used-in-security-tools/
• https://www.forrester.com/blogs/the-blob-is-poisoning-the-security-industry/

SAPwned demonstrates tenets of tenant isolation, a weak login flow puts Squarespace domains at risk, how AIs might (or might not) be useful for fixing code, getting buy-in for infosec investments, and more!

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Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/asw-292