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EPISODE · Jan 27, 2026 · 33 MIN

AI is Rewriting Cybersecurity - Guardrails, regulation, and the point of no return w/ Joseph Carson

from The Secure Disclosure · host Mackenzie Jackson

Social engineering and phishing are evolving fast, and AI is making attacks harder to spot and quicker to scale. Joseph Carson joins the show to break down the biggest risks for defenders, from deepfakes and perfect-language phishing to rapid data analysis and malware that adapts in real time. The conversation also explores guardrails, regulation, and what AI can and cannot do well, plus a quick round of security themed “Would you rather” questions.Links: Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/josephcarson/Sponsored Link: https://www.aikido.dev/Chapters00:00 Intro: AI makes phishing harder to detect00:00:28 Welcome and Joe’s background00:01:29 Biggest risks: deepfakes and phishing at scale00:03:03 AI speeds up analysis of stolen data00:04:25 Lower barrier to entry and faster attacker learning00:05:31 Malware and campaigns adapting in real time00:06:28 Why “bad grammar” is no longer a phishing tell00:08:16 Can AI be creative, or is it just probability00:12:56 Guardrails, regulation, and the EU vs US vs China approaches00:29:30 Would you rather: security tradeoffs and tool choices#podcast #thesecuredisclosure #cybersecurity

Social engineering and phishing are evolving fast, and AI is making attacks harder to spot and quicker to scale. Joseph Carson joins the show to break down the biggest risks for defenders, from deepfakes and perfect-language phishing to rapid data analysis and malware that adapts in real time. The conversation also explores guardrails, regulation, and what AI can and cannot do well, plus a quick round of security themed “Would you rather” questions.Links: Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/josephcarson/Sponsored Link: https://www.aikido.dev/Chapters00:00 Intro: AI makes phishing harder to detect00:00:28 Welcome and Joe’s background00:01:29 Biggest risks: deepfakes and phishing at scale00:03:03 AI speeds up analysis of stolen data00:04:25 Lower barrier to entry and faster attacker learning00:05:31 Malware and campaigns adapting in real time00:06:28 Why “bad grammar” is no longer a phishing tell00:08:16 Can AI be creative, or is it just probability00:12:56 Guardrails, regulation, and the EU vs US vs China approaches00:29:30 Would you rather: security tradeoffs and tool choices#podcast #thesecuredisclosure #cybersecurity

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