9 Nov · 25 min

AI Attacks Will Outpace Defense for Next 12 Months | Thai Duong

Calif founder and offensive security researcher Thai Duong discusses how frontier AI models are shrinking exploit development timelines from months to weeks, why AI labs and neo clouds represent the most vulnerable infrastructure, and the breakdown of traditional cyber defense against concurrent agent swarms. -- https://x.com/XorNinja -- MTS is a live news and interview show covering technology, business, politics, and culture as it happens. Follow MTS: X |⁠ (https://twitter.com/MTSlive)https://twitter.com/MTSlive⁠ (https://twitter.com/MTSlive%E2%81%A0) YouTube |⁠ (https://www.youtube.com/@mtsituation)https://www.youtube.com/@mtsituation⁠ (https://www.youtube.com/@mtsituation%E2%81%A0) Spotify |https://open.spotify.com/show/4HUNNmV1pjV7CW6Lphm1rM Apple |https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mts/id1891088763 Substack |⁠ (https://mtslive.substack.com/)https://mtslive.substack.com/⁠ (https://mtslive.substack.com/%E2%81%A0) Interested in sponsoring the show? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠sponsors@mts.now⁠⁠ (mailto:sponsors@mts.now) – Brought to you by: Mongo DB - Anyone can prototype an agent. Learn how to get them into production on September 30th in New York - register at https://www.mongodb.com/events/mongodb-local/nyc Lovable - Turn ideas into software people love with Lovable. Start today at https://lovable.dev/ Larridin - Finally prove what your AI investment is worth. Head to https://larridin.com/ today to start measuring your AI’s bottom line. Neon (by Databricks) - Get up to $100K in credits for your startup at ⁠https://neon.com/mts⁠ (https://neon.com/mts%E2%81%A0) ElevenLabs - AI that communicates at human level across every channel and modality. https://elevenlabs.io/mts (http://elevenlabs.io/mts) Arena - Measuring AI performance in the real world. ⁠https://arena.ai/⁠ (https://arena.ai/%E2%81%A0) Kong - The AI connectivity platform. Connect APIs, LLMs, agents, and systems with serious security and governance. https://konghq.com Today’s stream is sponsored by VCX, the public ticker for private tech. Head over to http://getvcx.com to learn more Blitzy - Autonomous software development for enterprise codebases. Ship 5x faster. https://blitzy.com AdQuick - Make your brand a billboard. Out-of-home advertising as easy to scale as digital. https://adquick.com Chargebee - Billing and monetization infrastructure for the AI era. https://www.chargebee.com/ – Timestamps: (00:00) Introduction (01:00) Current Vibes on Cyber Risk (02:26) Likelihood of Hacking Critical Infrastructure (03:38) Offensive Security Research at Calif (07:10) Why Aren’t All iPhones Hacked? (10:27) Self-Replicating Agent Swarms and Botnets (14:50) Why Neo Clouds Are Vulnerable (17:23) Cyber Offense Versus Defense Dominance – Note: This podcast is not investment, legal, or tax advice, and is intended for informational and entertainment purposes only. Hosts and guests may hold positions in the companies and securities discussed; do your own research before acting on anything you hear.