AI-assisted code is emerging as a prime defense tool in cybersecurity. Alexei Bulazel, NSC's senior director for cyber, claims AI will empower developers by enhancing their capability to identify vulnerabilities. He emphasizes AI's potential to democratize software vulnerability data, allowing easier patch generation without requiring elite hacker teams. Although AI may aid offensive hackers in speeding up exploit development, he suggests defensive advancements will likely surpass offensive capabilities. Bulazel's perspective indicates a strategic push to engage the cybersecurity community and promote U.S. national security measures.
AI-powered vulnerability scanning will give human developers 'incredible abilities' to boost network defenses, especially for those not trained to look for security flaws.
Deploying AI tools at scale can 'democratize access' to software vulnerability data at low cost, allowing for an easier identification of vulnerabilities and generation of patches.
AI could still help offensive hackers write exploits or malware faster, though that pace wouldn't necessarily keep up with improvements on the defensive side.
There is a need to normalize the use of offensive cyber activity as a tool of U.S. national power, contrasting the audience demographics at DEF CON.
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