“Today, it’s actually very, very easy for attackers to take a piece of malware and effectively launch one hundred different versions all at once.”
Caroline Wong, Author and Cybersecurity Expert
Episode 11 of the Guardians of Data Podcast is out now. In this episode we discuss how AI is reshaping trust, identity, cybersecurity, and organisational accountability.
In recent weeks, governments, regulators and cyber security professionals have been gripped by the emergence of Mythos, the powerful AI model developed by Anthropic. Touted as capable of identifying software vulnerabilities at a level that rivals some of the world’s most skilled human researchers, the model has generated excitement, concern and intense debate.
Against this backdrop, our guest on this podcast is an internationally renowned cybersecurity leader, educator and technology strategist. Caroline Wong is Chief Strategy Officer at Axari and the author of The AI Cybersecurity Handbook.
In this conversation, Caroline explains how cybercriminals are using AI to launch sophisticate cyber-attacks. We also discuss how organisations can use the same technology to strengthen their cyber defences.
But this conversation goes beyond the technical. We discuss why trust is becoming the central battleground in cybersecurity, how deepfakes and AI-generated content are reshaping the way we verify information, and why human judgment remains critical despite rapid advances in automation. We also take a closer look at Mythos itself and what it means for the future of cybersecurity.
Whether you’re a privacy practitioner, cybersecurity professional or simply interested in understanding how AI is transforming the digital world around us, this is a conversation packed with practical insights and thought-provoking ideas.
Listen on your preferred platform via our podcast page, or download the episode directly.
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Previous episodes of the Guardians of Data podcast have featured Tahir Latif talking about responsible AI deployment, Jen Persson, a privacy campaigner, explaining the privacy implications of the Government’s new plans for children’s data, Naomi Mathews and Ibrahim Hasan explaining the law on filming people in public for social media and Olu Odeniyi analysing recent cyber breaches and discussing the lessons learnt.
