Amy Tom sits down with Ali Alame, co-founder and CTO of CyberArmor, to talk about what's actually happening in the world of AI-generated phishing attacks. Ali shares what his team is seeing on the front lines: from 13-year-old hackers running phishing campaigns between classes, to criminal organizations running internship programs for budding cybercriminals. They dig into how attackers are bypassing AI guardrails on tools like ChatGPT and Grok, why MFA isn't the silver bullet we think it is, and why shutting down phishing sites may actually be doing more harm than good. If you think your security stack has you covered, this episode will make you think twice.In this episode, you'll learn:🤔 How are cybercriminals using mainstream AI tools to build phishing kits, and why aren't the guardrails stopping them?🧑‍💻 Who exactly are these attackers, and how young are they getting?🐟 Why do Microsoft phishing kits dominate the threat landscape?👀 If MFA can be hijacked, what does real protection actually look like?😱 Is dark web threat intel actually useful, or is near real-time monitoring the smarter play?Ali Alame is CTO and co‑founder of CyberArmor, the company behind DarkArmor, a pre‑breach, pre‑dark‑web threat intelligence platform. With a background in cloud and security across IBM, Lululemon, and UBC, Ali focuses on turning attacker‑side telemetry into operational early warning for SOC teams, MSSPs, and large enterprises.Relevant links:Check out CyberArmor: https://cyberarmor.tech/Follow Ali on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aalame/

Ask this episode

“What did the council decide on item 42?” — answered with the speaker and the moment.

Transcript

Related