The Human Firewall: AI's Double Edge in Cybersecurity with Rob Gurzeev of CyCognito

HumAIn Podcast

The Human Firewall: AI's Double Edge in Cybersecurity with Rob Gurzeev of CyCognito

Rob Gurzeev is the CEO and Co-Founder of CyCognito, a cutting-edge cybersecurity company trusted by over 20 of the Global 100 companies. With a background in the elite Israeli Intelligence Corps unit 8200, Rob brings a unique blend of offensive security expertise and innovative thinking to the cybersecurity landscape. Prior to founding CyCognito in 2017, he led the Offensive Security group at C4 (later acquired by Elbit Systems), where he developed intelligence-gathering platforms for agencies.

Episode Highlights:

[00:00] Introduction: HumAIn and Rob Gurzeev

[01:01] Rob's Journey: Intelligence to Silicon Valley

[02:03] Technology Potential vs. Implementation Gap

[04:02] Application Security's Coverage Problem

[06:20] Attackers Exploit Path of Least Resistance

[09:03] AI: Double-Edged Sword in Cybersecurity

[11:35] AI Revolutionizing Reconnaissance

[15:40] Precision and Recall in Security AI

[17:19] Asset Classification and Attribution Challenges

[21:01] Scale of Vulnerability Management

[26:04] Critical Thinking in AI Age

[28:39] CyCognito's External Attack Surface Management

[30:51] Closing Thoughts

Episode Links:

CyCognito: https://www.cycognito.com/

Rob Gurzeev’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gurzeev/

Rob Gurzeev’s Twitter: https://x.com/Rob_Gurz

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