Empowering cyber defenders with AI is important to tilting the cybersecurity stability again of their favor as they battle cybercriminals and preserve customers protected. 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 aim was to create a enjoyable, interactive surroundings, the place members throughout varied ability ranges might discover how AI can speed up their each 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 awesome 85% of all members discovered the occasion helpful for studying how AI could be utilized to safety workflows. This optimistic suggestions highlights that AI-centric CTFs can play a significant position in rushing up AI schooling and adoption within the safety neighborhood.
The CTF additionally supplied a precious alternative for the neighborhood to make use of Sec-Gemini, Google’s experimental Cybersecurity AI, as an non-compulsory assistant accessible within the UI alongside main LLMs. And we acquired nice suggestions on Sec-Gemini, with 77% of respondents saying that they’d discovered Sec-Gemini both “very useful” or “extraordinarily useful” in helping them with fixing the challenges.
We wish to thank the DEF CON neighborhood for the enthusiastic participation and for making this inaugural occasion a convincing success. The neighborhood suggestions through the occasion has been invaluable for understanding the right way to enhance Sec-Gemini, and we’re already incorporating among the classes realized into the subsequent iteration.
We’re dedicated to advancing the AI cybersecurity frontier and can proceed working with the neighborhood to construct instruments that assist shield folks on-line. Keep tuned as we plan to share extra analysis and key learnings from the CTF with the broader neighborhood.
