Topic: AI and the Future of Offensive Security
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!Abstract: AI is redefining offensive security by accelerating how attackers discover, plan, and execute exploits. This session explores how AI shifts power from individual hackers to organizations, introduces non-deterministic attack behavior, and increases the need for continuous, dynamic attack surface testing. Featuring insights from Bikash Barai and Bruce Schneier, the webinar will also highlight how AI + human hybrid approaches, advanced reasoning models, and automation can help defenders regain the advantage and prepare for the next era of offensive cybersecurity.
Key Takeaways:
- How AI enhances offensive operations through planning, reinforcement learning, graph models, and LLM-driven exploit reasoning
- Why attacks are becoming non-deterministic
- How AI shifts power from individual hackers to organizations with compute and data
- Why traditional annual pen tests cannot match automated AI-driven attacks?
- Why domain-specific AI models are critical for cybersecurity vocabulary
- How AI-human collaboration will define the next generation of red teaming
Speaker:
Bikash Barai, Co-founder, FireCompass
Bio: Bikash is a serial entrepreneur, inventor, and cybersecurity thought leader. He co-founded FireCompass, an AI-driven continuous offensive security platform, and previously co-founded iViZ Security (acquired by Synopsys) and CISO Platform, a global CISO community. Recognized by Fortune’s 40 under 40, he has been featured on CNBC-TV18, The Economic Times, YourStory, Security Magazine, and CISO Mag. Bikash holds a dual B.Tech and Master’s degree from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in Computer Science and Architecture. His interests include AI, cognitive hacking, and attack simulation. He has delivered multiple talks at RSA Conference USA, RSA Conference Singapore, TEDx, TiE, DSCI-NASSCOM, and CISO Platform events. Bikash holds multiple U.S. patents such as innovations in automated red teaming, web application security testing, network security, and anti-spam technologies and social engineering simulations, with contributions cited in NIST CVE disclosures and USPTO patents.
Bruce Schneier,Cryptographer, Author, & Security Guru
Bio:
Bruce Schneier is an internationally renowned security technologist, cryptographer, and author, referred to as a “security guru” by The Economist. He is a Lecturer in Public Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School and a Fellow at the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society. Bruce has written numerous influential books, including Applied Cryptography, Secrets and Lies, Data and Goliath, and A Hacker’s Mind. He also runs the popular blog Schneier on Security and the newsletter Crypto-Gram. His work has shaped global conversations on cryptography, privacy, and trust.
