Cybersecurity Where You Are · 2026-06-10 · 32 min
In episode 191 of Cybersecurity Where You Are, Sean Atkinson sits down with Sasha Elvenaes, Sr. Multidimensional Threat Analyst at the Center for Internet Security® (CIS®), and Rian Davis, Multidimensional Threat Analyst at CIS. Together, they discuss how threat actors are misusing generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) to plan physical threats. Here are some highlights from our episode: 00:40 . Introductions to Sasha, Rian, and their research on GenAI misuse 01:56 . The impact of GenAI on lowering the barrier for operationalizing physical threat activity 03:37 . Exploitation of GenAI model design to circumvent models' guardrails 05:58 . The misuse of session persistence to streamline physical threat research 07:57 . GenAI misuse: A call for critical infrastructure operators to think about security differently 11:52 . Factors that make large-scale events a target of physical threat activity 14:33 . The use of GenAI as a strategy for organizations to see what threat actors could see 15:37 . Ongoing question: How can drones help mitigate risks while protecting public safety? 17:13 . Extrapolation as a reinforcement of GenAI session persistence 20:15 .
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