📮 Maildrop 17.12.24: Beyond the hype: understanding the capabilities of LLMs in threat intelligence
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Beyond the hype: understanding the capabilities of LLMs in threat intelligence
Imagine a world where cyberattacks are not just prevented but predicted and neutralized before they occur.
This is the promise of defining how threats evolve using large language models (LLMs) to transform the cybersecurity landscape and improve online safety.
➤ More on this is discussed in the introduction of this new series.
It's easy to get swept up in the hype surrounding Large Language Models. Headlines scream about AI revolutionizing everything from customer service to content creation. But let's cut through the noise and talk about what LLMs really mean for your security posture.
Beyond the hype: How LLMs actually work
Forget the science fiction. At their core, LLMs are sophisticated pattern recognition machines. They've been trained on massive datasets of text and code, learning to identify relationships between words, concepts, and even vulnerabilities.
Think of it like this: Imagine a security analyst who has read every threat report, every vulnerability database, and every security blog ever written.
That's the kind of knowledge an LLM brings to the table. LLMs are not a replacement for human expertise but a powerful force multiplier.
LLMs don't just analyze one data type; they thrive on diversity. They can correlate information from your internal security systems with external threat intelligence feeds, social media chatter, and news reports.
What’s important to know?
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