AI cyber attacks need AI cyber defense: Ransomware's new danger and how a top expert is fighting back
Description
Everyone's using AI, including ransomware gangs. Podcast guest Karin Lagziel, Director Cybersecurity at consulting firm Sygnia, gives us the news and her cyber defense strategies for fighting back: With more AI, as well as a focus on fundamentals.
In this episode:
🔹 The first AI-powered ransomware "Prompt Lock" discovered in the wild
🔹 How Chinese hackers created "Villager" - the AI version of Cobalt Strike
🔹 Why traditional cybersecurity is failing against AI attacks
🔹 How attackers weaponize your own AI against you
🔹 The dark web's "AI as a Service" marketplace
🔹 Real-time deep fakes so realistic they fool security experts
🔹 AI governance frameworks
🔹 Why every organization needs agentic AI for defense
🔹 The future of cybersecurity careers (spoiler: humans aren't going away)
Guest info: Karin Lagziel
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karinlags/
Sygnia: https://sygnia.co
How are you preparing for AI-enabled cyber attacks? Tell us in the comments. 👇
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