AI, Reverse Engineering & the Economics of Malware | Danny Quist | DailyCyber 277 ~ Watch Now ~

In this episode of DailyCyber, I sit down with Danny Quist, Chief Technology Officer at PolySwarm, to unpack the intersection of AI, reverse engineering, and cybersecurity economics.

Danny brings nearly two decades of experience leading research and analysis teams at Redacted, Bechtel, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, and Los Alamos National Laboratory. As a Ph.D. in Computer Science and educator at New Mexico Tech, he bridges deep technical expertise with practical guidance for cybersecurity professionals.

🔥 What we discussed:

1️⃣ AI & Reverse Engineering

– How AI is transforming malware and software analysis

– What the future looks like for defenders and reverse engineers

2️⃣ Demystifying Cybersecurity’s “Dark Arts”

– Teaching complex topics like reverse engineering in an accessible way

– How to guide teams through frustration and failure

3️⃣ Software Supply Chain Complexity

– Verifying what commercial software actually does

– The new challenges of trust in third-party code

4️⃣ Cybersecurity Economics

– The financial logic that keeps malware profitable

– How the industry can disrupt malicious incentive structures

👤 Guest:

Danny Quist – Chief Technology Officer, PolySwarm

🔗 https://www.linkedin.com/in/dannyquist

🔗 https://polyswarm.io

👤 Hosted by:

Brandon Krieger – CEO & vCISO Advisor

🔗 www.linkedin.com/in/brandonkrieger

🔗 www.DailyCyber.ca

📺 Watch the full episode: youtube.com/BrandonKrieger

🎧 Listen at: www.DailyCyber.ca

👇 Leave your thoughts or questions in the comments!