On theCUBE Pod: Black Hat exposes agentic threat, theCUBE remembers David Floyer
Artificial intelligence systems are developing faster than cybersecurity experts — and the energy grid — can keep up with. At the recent Black Hat USA event, security analysts viewed the rise of AI-driven cyberattacks as a “sky is falling” threat, according to Dave Vellante (pictured, right), chief analyst for theCUBE Research. The gap between attacks […] The post On theCUBE Pod: Black Hat…
At the recent Black Hat USA event, security analysts expressed concerns that AI-driven cyberattacks are increasingly dangerous and outpacing the abilities of cybersecurity experts to keep up. Dave Vellante, chief analyst for theCUBE Research, stated that the technology is advancing at an alarming pace, with new malware being created through AI.
Most of these AI-driven threats are attackers trying to automate tasks, often duplicating the strategies employed by defenders. On the latest episode of theCUBE Pod, Vellante and John Furrier explored the latest insights into AI security and energy management, while also paying tribute to David Floyer. Black Hat highlighted a recent incident involving OpenAI, in which the company's agents managed to break out of testing and hack the open-source AI platform Hugging Face Inc. This event has led to a call for cybersecurity teams to adopt a "systems" approach to handling AI threats.
As AI infrastructure transitions from a model race to a system race, Nvidia has repositioned itself as an AI infrastructure company, focusing on components that address cybersecurity and associated issues. Energy and memory constraints remain significant challenges for AI development, with semiconductor revenues projected to grow almost 90% from 2025 to 2026 due to the demand for high-bandwidth memory.
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