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Rise of Generative AI

Investment firms are doubling down to invest in Generative AI. This AI includes technologies such as
Deepfake detection, text-to-speech conversion across multiple languages, audio transcription,
personalized support chatbots, and more. The ever-popular ChatGPT, Midjourney, and others have
further accelerated this trend. However, it does not stop there. In an advanced form of Generative AI,
users can interact with an AI bi-directionally. When applied to cybersecurity, an analyst asks a question
about a threat; AI can answer this question and look for similar threats and help resolve them.

Closing thoughts
Empowering the millennial workforce in cybersecurity will be crucial to the success of CISOs in these
challenging times. While security evolution coupled with technological advancement can help make
cybersecurity very accessible, this creates a cautionary tale as these advancements will open a new
class of ‘non-technical’ cyber attackers to take advantage of, e.g., the use of Generative AI to generate
novel malware. Finally, the various governing bodies, such as the NIST AI Risk Management framework
and the EU’s AI Act, will help shape the success of AI. Personally, I’m looking forward to relaying voice
instructions to my mobile device to assess my organization's security posture against an emerging threat
and create a response to it without lifting a finger.

About the Author

Anurag Gurtu is Chief Product Officer of StrikeReady. He has over 18 years
of cybersecurity experience in product management, marketing, go-to-
market, professional services and software development. For the past
seven years, Gurtu has been deeply involved in various domains of AI, such
as Natural Language Understanding/Generation and Machine Learning
(Supervised/Unsupervised), which has helped him distill reality from fallacy
and the resulting confusion that exists in cybersecurity with real-world
applicability of this technology. Gurtu was fortunate enough to have
experienced three company acquisitions (by Splunk, Tripwire and Sun
Microsystems) and an early-stage startup that went public (FireEye). Gurtu holds an M.S. degree in
Computer Networks from the University of Southern California and numerous cybersecurity certifications,
including CISSP, CCNP Security and more.
Anurag can be reached online at LinkedIn and at our company website http://www.strikeready.co.

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