When AI Meets Cybersecurity: New Tools, New Risks, Same Tradeoffs with Mike Armistead

This episode digs into how AI changes both cyber offense and defense. Mike Armistead from Pulse Security AI explains why attackers currently have the advantage with increased recon, rapid chaining of capabilities, and scale, all while emphasizing that defenders can catch up through better hygiene, strategic prevention, and agent-enabled capabilities. He describes what’s new compared with a decade ago such as LLM-driven drafting, continuous canvassing of supply chains, and agents that operate 24/7 to surface exposure. He also addresses the governance challenge: agents add new attack surfaces, so apply least privilege, tripwires, human-on-the-loop oversight, and targeted controls rather than seeking impossible silver bullets.

Show Links

Pulse Security AI Website: https://pulsesecurity.ai/

Mike Armistead’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-armistead-1164715/

Pulse Security CISO Research https://pulsesecurity.ai/newsroom/ciso-board-communication-gap/

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