Kudelski researcher warns AI may erode core cybersecurity skills
Original title: Beware the Slasher: AI Could Kill Off Cybersecurity Pros' Skills
Nathan Hamiel told Dark Reading at Black Hat India that tool dependence since 2005 already shifted practitioners from hands-on work to dashboards.
Nathan Hamiel, senior director of research at Kudelski Security, argues that AI-driven automation can make security teams more capable while distancing them from fundamentals. He says he first saw weak grasp of basics around 2005 and 2006 and warned that tools were pushing practitioners from hands-on investigation toward dashboard monitoring. Without those skills, he says, staff may miss wrong tool results. He is giving a Black Hat India keynote, "The Death of Skills."
Unconfirmed: The skill-loss risk is Hamiel's assessment, not a measured study.
- Hamiel says he began noticing weak fundamentals around 2005 and 2006.
- He previously told practitioners that "your tools are killing you."
- He is keynoting at Black Hat India in Bengaluru.
- Organizations should use AI without dropping skill-building, he says.
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From the original article
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Nathan Hamiel outlines potential SecOps horror in the AI midst, as core technical capabilities go the way of reading an atlas or remembering phone numbers.
By Elizabeth Montalbano · darkreading.com
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