Episode 122: DeepSeek AI Security and Utility Considerations

In episode 122 of Cybersecurity Where You Are, Sean Atkinson is joined by Rian Davis, Associate Hybrid Threat Intelligence Analyst at the Center for Internet Security® (CIS®); and Timothy Davis, Lead Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI) Analyst at CIS. Together, they discuss security and utility considerations surrounding the DeepSeek AI model.

Here are some highlights from our episode:

• 01:31. What enterprises and individuals can do before they start deploying foreign-developed, open-source large language models (LLMs)
• 08:48. How DeepSeek fits into evolving adversarial tactics and techniques involving AI
• 25:15. The impact on threat assessments and where we see controls built around AI
• 31:45. Parting thoughts on approaching newer technologies like DeepSeek

Resources

• DeepSeek hit by cyberattack as users flock to Chinese AI startup
• A 9th telecoms firm has been hit by a massive Chinese espionage campaign, the White House says
• TikTok: Influence Ops, Data Practices Threaten U.S. Security
• Wiz Research Uncovers Exposed DeepSeek Database Leaking Sensitive Information, Including Chat History
• Episode 89: How Threat Actors Are Using GenAI as an Enabler
• ODNI Releases 2024 Annual Threat Assessment of the U.S. Intelligence Community
• The Strava Heat Map and the End of Secrets
• Man who exploded Cybertruck in Las Vegas used ChatGPT in planning, police say
• Episode 120: How Contextual Awareness Drives AI Governance

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