At the RSA Conference 2023, conversation around Artificial Intelligence (AI) applications was bountiful as panel and sessions discussed the emergence of large language models (LLMs). Among those LLMs, OpenAI’s GPT-4 (Generative Pre-trained Transformer 4) had the most buzz around it, as it was being put to uses, both good and bad, in the cyber security realm.
Greg Day, vice president and global field CISO at Cybereason, discussed the implications of ChatGPT technology, revealing that it can be used for both malicious acts as well as for good. He also mentioned that pen testing could benefit from this technology. Paul Vann, a fourth-year student at the University of Virginia, followed up on this statement as he discussed OpenAI Playground – a platform which allows users to interact with different kinds of LLMs, such as chat models and fine-tuning models, and test different permutations of their own OpenAI models.
As of recent, multiple companies have started to integrate OpenAI into their systems in the field of infosec, helping to analyze threat intelligence and relieving security teams of the burden of the many low-risk and redundant tasks (as staffs are often under-resourced). OpenAI technology helps to mesh the other tasks and offer a more efficient way of working for the staffs.
OpenAI is a San Franciscan based company which was founded with the mission of ensuring that Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) benefits individuals, organizations and society broadly. It is a research laboratory with a focus on creating friendly Artificial Intelligence (AI) and advancing digital intelligence. The company currently offers GPT-3, a language model, to developers on-demand. This makes OpenAI one of the most prominent contributors in the use of AI technology in the cybersecurity space.
Greg Day is a well-known figure in the world of cyber security. He is a graduate of Clemson University and a Fellow of The Chartered Institute of Information Security. Day is currently the Vice President and Global Field CISO of Cybereason, a leading provider of endpoint protection in the cybersecurity industry.
Day has been deeply involved in the technology behind machine-based threats and is considered an industry leader in the area. His expertise has been invaluable for the development of OpenAI’s GPT technology and has helped to demonstrate its vast capabilities in the world of cybersecurity. His focus on the double-edged sword of LLMs has proven integral to the discourse surrounding the advancement of this technology.
With the contributions from OpenAI, Greg Day and Paul Vann, the use of AI in the cybersecurity space will continue to ramp up. Companies and developers have the tools to make use of OpenAI technology for feats such as pen testing, threat intelligence analysis and creating AI models on-demand. As AI technology advances, it is sure to become an invaluable part of the cyber security sphere.
