AI and Cybersecurity: Jon Salisbury on Driving Change

An episode of the Breaking Into Cybersecurity podcast, hosted by Christophe Foulon | Renee Small | breakingintocybersecurity.org, titled "AI and Cybersecurity: Jon Salisbury on Driving Change" was published on August 1, 2025 and runs 38 minutes.

August 1, 2025 ·38m · Breaking Into Cybersecurity

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In this episode of Breaking into Cybersecurity, Chris hosts Jon Salisbury, CEO and Chief AI Officer at Nexigen. Jon shares his journey from co-founding Nexigen in 2003 to becoming a leader in AI and cybersecurity. He discusses the development of Nexigen's innovative virtualization solutions, the company's evolution into a technology services powerhouse, and the creation of a smart city interoperability standard. Jon delves into the challenges and strategies of integrating AI into cybersecurity measures and emphasizes the importance of governance, financial indicators, team competency, and the use of smaller, specialized AI models for efficiency. The conversation also touches on the potential risks of multimodal attacks and the importance of research and robust security measures in the future of AI and cyber defense.00:00 Introduction and Guest Introduction01:33 Founding and Early Days of NextGen04:59 Evolution and Growth of NextGen05:54 AI and Smart City Innovations07:35 Challenges and Adaptations in AI09:01 AI Research Lab and Chief AI Officer Role11:28 Nature-Inspired AI Models12:22 Autonomous Drones and Cybersecurity20:31 Exploring Sparse Encoding and Regional Activations20:46 Understanding Multimodal Attacks21:50 Cracks in Large Language Models22:35 Cross-Modality Interface and Pixel Attacks23:29 Cybersecurity Controls and Research Gaps25:03 Enterprise Use of AI Models26:57 AI in High-Speed Transactions and Marketplaces29:09 Evaluating AI Implementation in Enterprises31:27 Governance and Business Strategy in AI36:33 The Importance of Simplification and Functionalism38:10 Conclusion and Final ThoughtsSponsored by CPF Coaching LLC - http://cpf-coaching.comThe Breaking into Cybersecurity: It’s a conversation about what they did before, why did they pivot into cyber, what the process was they went through Breaking Into Cybersecurity, how they keep up, and advice/tips/tricks along the way.The Breaking into Cybersecurity Leadership Series is an additional series focused on cybersecurity leadership and hearing directly from different leaders in cybersecurity (high and low) on what it takes to be a successful leader. We focus on the skills and competencies associated with cybersecurity leadership and tips/tricks/advice from cybersecurity leaders.Check out our books:Develop Your Cybersecurity Career Path: How to Break into Cybersecurity at Any Level https://amzn.to/3443AUIHack the Cybersecurity Interview: Navigate Cybersecurity Interviews with Confidence, from Entry-level to Expert roleshttps://www.amazon.com/Hack-Cybersecurity-Interview-Interviews-Entry-level/dp/1835461298/Hacker Inc.: Mindset For Your Careerhttps://www.amazon.com/Hacker-Inc-Mindset-Your-Career/dp/B0DKTK1R93/About the host:Christophe Foulon focuses on helping to secure people and processes, using a solid understanding of the technology involved. He has over ten years of experience as an Information Security Manager and Cybersecurity Strategist. He is passionate about customer service, process improvement, and information security. He has significant expertise in optimizing the use of technology while balancing the implications for people, processes, and information security through a consultative approach.https://www.linkedin.com/in/christophefoulon/Find out more about CPF-Coaching at https://www.cpf-coaching.comWebsite: https://www.cyberhubpodcast.com/breakingintocybersecurityPodcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/breaking-into-cybersecuriYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/BreakingIntoCybersecurityLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/breaking-into-cybersecurity/Twitter: https://twitter.com/BreakintoCyberTwitch: https://www.twitch.tv/breakingintocybersecurity

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