Empowering cyber defenders with AI is important to tilting the cybersecurity stability again of their favor as they battle cybercriminals and maintain customers secure. To assist speed up adoption of AI for cybersecurity workflows, we partnered with Airbus at DEF CON 33 to host the GenSec Seize the Flag (CTF), devoted to human-AI collaboration in cybersecurity. Our purpose was to create a enjoyable, interactive atmosphere, the place members throughout numerous talent ranges may discover how AI can speed up their day by day cybersecurity workflows.
At GenSec CTF, practically 500 members efficiently accomplished introductory challenges, with 23% of members utilizing AI for cybersecurity for the very first time. An amazing 85% of all members discovered the occasion helpful for studying how AI might be utilized to safety workflows. This constructive suggestions highlights that AI-centric CTFs can play a significant function in dashing up AI training and adoption within the safety group.
The CTF additionally supplied a worthwhile alternative for the group to make use of Sec-Gemini, Google’s experimental Cybersecurity AI, as an non-obligatory assistant accessible within the UI alongside main LLMs. And we acquired nice suggestions on Sec-Gemini, with 77% of respondents saying that that they had discovered Sec-Gemini both “very useful” or “extraordinarily useful” in helping them with fixing the challenges.
We wish to thank the DEF CON group for the enthusiastic participation and for making this inaugural occasion a powerful success. The group suggestions throughout the occasion has been invaluable for understanding the right way to enhance Sec-Gemini, and we’re already incorporating a number of the classes discovered into the subsequent iteration.
We’re dedicated to advancing the AI cybersecurity frontier and can proceed working with the group to construct instruments that assist defend individuals on-line. Keep tuned as we plan to share extra analysis and key learnings from the CTF with the broader group.
