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Episode 871

Tackling AI Security: Cybersecurity in the Age of Artificial Intelligence with Outshift by Cisco Security Research Leader Gafnit Amiga

May 13, 2024
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Gafnit Amiga

Security Research Leader at Outshift by Cisco
Gafnit Amiga leads the security research group of Cisco Panoptica, focused on exploring cloud service, Kubernetes, software supply chain, and artificial intelligence to identify potential security risks. She was the former Vice President of Security Research at Lightspin, and she joined Cisco when it acquired Lightspin in the past year. Gafnit has 10 years of experience in application security and cloud security research, and she's discovered multiple vulnerabilities within AWS, Azure, and Kubernetes. Previously, Gafnit was a lead product security engineer at Salesforce, focused on that company's core platform. Prior to that, she was a security researcher at General Electric Digital.

Episode Overview

871: In the age of artificial intelligence, cybersecurity has become of utmost importance to protect private information and customer data. In this episode of Technovation, host Peter High speaks with Gafnit Amiga, leader of the security research group at Outshift by Cisco, where they delve into the evolving landscape of cloud and artificial intelligence security. Gafnit, having a substantial background in application and cloud security, shares her journey from Lightspin to Cisco, highlighting her team’s focus on identifying and mitigating potential security vulnerabilities in cloud services, Kubernetes, software supply chains, and AI. She shares insights on the unique challenges AI presents to security, the importance of observability, and the continuous game of staying ahead of threats. Gafnit also discusses the diversity and approach of her research team in tackling security challenges, reflecting on the transition from a startup to being part of Cisco, and offers advice to CIOs and CISOs on safeguarding against emerging security threats.

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