What You Need to Know and How to Respond to the New Wave of GenAI Identity Attacks – David Mahdi – IDV24 #1
Cyberattacks, fraud and breaches, we’ve all studied them, and we are all aware that identity is under attack. And if we thought it was bad up until now, we haven't fully seen the impact of GenAI based identity attacks. Going beyond just Deepfakes, GenAI-powered malicious services such as FraudGPT, lets novices craft targeted and sophisticated attacks that bypass common IAM and security controls. Identity and security leaders must brace themselves for an increase in the volume, velocity and variety of attacks ("the three V's:). In this talk, former Gartner analyst David Mahdi and CIO of Transmit Security cover what you need to know about GenAI these attacks, and what you can do about it. Specifically, the types of attacks fraudsters are conducting across the identity lifecycle, insight into their tactics and services, and finally recommendations for a path forward.
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Former Gartner research VP, identity, and cybersecurity, Mr. Mahdi is an industry recognized leader. David has helped large organizations tackle digital transformation projects that included digital identity, IoT security, and early stage blockchain efforts; guided organizations to build internal cryptography teams, such as the cryptography centre of excellence. Among many contributions, he is the co-founder of the emerging machine identity management market, consulted through IPOs, raising capital, and M&A, that has helped further the identity-security space. A top performing analyst, his depth and breadth of coverage made him one of the most demanded industry analysts for clients around the globe. As a market maker, David was instrumental in creating markets and definitions for areas such as: Decentralized identity, Bring Your own identity (BYOI), passwordless authentication, machine identity management, and privacy enhanced computation. At Transmit Security, David’s multifaceted role spans, security research, collaboration with industry analysts, R&D, as well as hosting CISO advisory sessions around the globe; the role of Chief identity officer keeps David busy!
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