AI, Automation, and the Future of Penetration Testing with Herman Zubenko

How is AI changing penetration testing, bug bounty hunting, and offensive security?
In this episode of The Phillip Wylie Show, Phillip sits down with Herman Zubenko to explore how artificial intelligence and automation are transforming the way security professionals discover and validate vulnerabilities.
Herman shares his unconventional journey from quality assurance and software development into cybersecurity, including how having one of his own accounts compromised led him to investigate the incident with AI and eventually begin using AI for bug bounty research.
Phillip and Herman discuss AI-assisted penetration testing, continuous security testing, open and local models, the importance of keeping humans in the loop, and why AI is more likely to enhance penetration testers than replace them.
They also discuss how aspiring cybersecurity professionals can use AI to accelerate their learning while still developing the technical fundamentals needed to understand how systems, applications, and vulnerabilities actually work.
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