AI in Cybersecurity: The Good and the Bad

Keeping an organization secure is every employee’s job. Instead of the obligatory employee training, Director of Security & IT for Pensar Development Kayne McGladrey recommends continuous engagement with the end-user community. “Provide opportunities and instrumentation to demonstrate policy violations rather than lecture at people.” Examples include leaving a USB data stick in a break room or using phishing tools to falsify emails from known employees that seem suspicious. “This helps educate and creates healthy suspicion,” said McGladrey.

During this Hyperproof live stream series, leaders in information security shed light on crucial topics that shape the modern cybersecurity landscape. This month’s episode features Jeff Warren, Owner & Principal Consultant at South Lake Cyber Risk, LLC, and our host, Kayne McGladrey, Field CISO at Hyperproof. Guided by Kayne and audience questions, Jeff will share insights into his current work and past experiences in the field. Register now for your chance to learn from one of today’s top infosec pros.

“Discord initially was used as a way for gamers to hold real-time voice and text chats in games that either didn’t support real-time communications or where the in-game system wasn’t robust,” says Kayne McGladrey, a senior member of IEEE, a professional organization for technology and engineering. But the platform gained popularity, particularly during the COVID-19 shutdown. “During the pandemic, Discord emerged as a free alternative to Zoom for gamers, friends, cryptocurrency enthusiasts, and other communities to host remote events,” McGladrey says.

Unfortunately the sessions were not recorded due to privacy concerns.

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