Agentic Code Scanning - EP 54 - Rome Thorstenson - Rafter.so

About this episode

Philippe Trounev interviews Rome Thorstenson about the role of AI in cybersecurity and code security challenges.

In this episode, Philippe Trounev interviews Rome Thorstenson, a software engineer and AI researcher, discussing the intersection of AI and cybersecurity. They explore the current state of code security, the role of AI agents in identifying vulnerabilities, and the challenges of trusting these systems. Rom shares insights from his research at NeurIPS and emphasizes the importance of proactive security measures for developers.takeaways80% of the code shipped to production is not secure.AI agents are increasingly used to analyze code for vulnerabilities.Security often takes a backseat to feature development.Evaluating the security of a code base is a complex task.Prompt injection poses significant risks for AI systems.Developers need to prioritize security in their workflows.Rafter offers tools to simplify security scanning for developers.Research in mechanistic interpretability can enhance AI security agents.The landscape of cybersecurity is evolving with AI advancements.Proactive security measures are essential to combat emerging threats.titlesAI's Role in Cybersecurity: A Deep DiveUnderstanding Code Vulnerabilities with AI AgentsSound Bites"AI writes most of the…

People in this episode

Host: Philippe Trounev

Guest: Rome Thorstenson

Topics covered

• AI in cybersecurity
• code security
• AI agents
• vulnerabilities
• proactive security measures

Keywords

• AI agents
• code vulnerabilities
• cybersecurity
• proactive security
• prompt injection
• mechanistic interpretability

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Rafter.so, NeurIPS

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