Jeff Crume, IBM Distinguished Engineer, CyberSecurity Architect, & Master Inventor, joins for an exciting (but secure!) conversation about his 40+ year career in Cybersecurity, the biggest threats AI today and what's on the horizon for the bad guys, how we might be able to handle deepfakes and prompt injections, and how being a lifelong runner has helped his career. Jeff is also an adjunct professor at NC State and the author of books such as "What Hackers Don't Want You To Know". There is a LOT of ground covered in this episode and what you hear might even scare you a little bit.

This episode of CTRL ALT STORY touches on the following topics:

• Is Prompt Injection (Social Engineering against AI) the biggest danger of AI?
• Deepfakes - Will they change the course of the legal system? Can they impact elections? And how do we stop them?
• CyberSecurity Best Practices and why you should never let a good crisis go to waste.
• 3 Pillars of Security: Identify & Access Management (IBM Security Verify), Data Security (IBM Guardium), Quantum Safe Crypto, and Securing AI
• What is the Quantum Menace?
• What is the cost of a data breach?
• What is Audio Jacking?
• The Art of Dumbing things down and translating complex technical topics into something people can understand
• How to secure AI, how attackers will use AI, and how good guys can use it to fight the bad guys
• Great Generative AI Use Cases for CyberSecurity Workers
• What is a Streak Runner and how running can be a creative outlet
• The importance of Cybersecurity if you want your business to go “fast” because security should be an enabler; not an inhibitor 

Your host is Josh Spurgin and I’m a watsonx Technical Specialist at IBM. I can also be found under the name Data Nerd Josh on various social media platforms such as YouTube, TikTok, and LinkedIn. My website is www.DataNerdJosh.com

CTRL ALT STORY is a new technology podcast / career podcast where I have conversations with people who work in and with technology, go through their career journeys, dive into career advice, and even share some fun stories along the way. If you're interested in being a guest, just let me know!

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