BTS #83 – AI’s Impact on Cybersecurity

Below the Surface episode 83 examines how AI is accelerating vulnerability discovery and exploit development, reducing the patch-to-exploit window, and increasing risk to network edge appliances (VPNs, firewalls, management platforms, BMCs). The hosts highlight specific vendor-related weaknesses (F5 BIG-IP, Citrix NetScaler, Check Point, Fortinet), discuss limitations in appliance visibility and forensics, debate defensive measures (hardening, eBPF, sandboxing), and call attention to emerging research such as file-notification side channels.