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Using LLMs for Offensive Cybersecurity | Michael Kouremetis | Be Fearless Podcast EP 11
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In this DEF CON 32 special, Michael Kouremetis, Principal Adversary Emulation Engineer from MITRE discusses the Caldera project, research on LLMs and their implications for cybersecurity. If you’re interested in the intersection of AI and cybersecurity, this is one episode you don’t want to miss!
0:00 Introduction and the story behind Caldera
2:40 Challenges of testing LLMs for cyberattacks
5:05 What are indicators of LLMs’ offensive capabilities?
7:46 How open-source LLMs are a double-edged sword
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📖 Episode Summary:
In this episode, Michael Kouremetis from MITRE’s Cyber Lab division shares his insights into the intersection of AI and cybersecurity. Michael discusses his work on the MITRE Caldera project, an open-source adversary emulation platform designed to help organizations run red team operations and simulate real-world cyber threats. He also explores the potential risks of large language models (LLMs) in offensive cybersecurity, offering a glimpse into the research he presented at Black Hat on how AI might be used to carry out cyberattacks.
Michael dives into the challenges of testing LLMs for offensive cyber capabilities, emphasizing the need for real-world, operator-specific tests to better understand their potential. He also discusses the importance of community collaboration to enhance awareness and create standardized tests for these models.
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1. Introduction and the story behind Caldera (00:00:00)
2. Challenges of testing LLMs for cyberattacks (00:02:40)
3. What are indicators of LLMs’ offensive capabilities? (00:05:05)
4. How open-source LLMs are a double-edged sword (00:07:46)
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