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Helping Developers Use Open Source Security Tools & Improving Defense With AI - Mackenzie Jackson
Manage episode 476063820 series 3516169
In this episode of the Security Repo Podcast, we welcome back Mackenzie Jackson, security researcher and founder of this very show, to discuss the evolving landscape of AI in cybersecurity. Mackenzie dives deep into how AI is reshaping open-source security, revealing research that uncovered 600 unreported vulnerabilities in popular packages. We also explore the growing risks of AI-generated package hallucinations, how attackers might exploit them, and why security tools must be made more accessible to developers.https://www.linkedin.com/in/advocatemack/https://www.aikido.dev/Mackenzie is a security researcher and advocate with a passion for code security. He is the former CTO and founder of Conpago, where he learned firsthand the importance of building secure applications. Today, Mackenzie works for Aikido Security to help developers and DevOps engineers build secure systems.
92 episodes
Manage episode 476063820 series 3516169
In this episode of the Security Repo Podcast, we welcome back Mackenzie Jackson, security researcher and founder of this very show, to discuss the evolving landscape of AI in cybersecurity. Mackenzie dives deep into how AI is reshaping open-source security, revealing research that uncovered 600 unreported vulnerabilities in popular packages. We also explore the growing risks of AI-generated package hallucinations, how attackers might exploit them, and why security tools must be made more accessible to developers.https://www.linkedin.com/in/advocatemack/https://www.aikido.dev/Mackenzie is a security researcher and advocate with a passion for code security. He is the former CTO and founder of Conpago, where he learned firsthand the importance of building secure applications. Today, Mackenzie works for Aikido Security to help developers and DevOps engineers build secure systems.
92 episodes
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