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ChatGPT for Cybersecurity Cookbook

By : Clint Bodungen
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ChatGPT for Cybersecurity Cookbook

By: Clint Bodungen

Overview of this book

Are you ready to unleash the potential of AI-driven cybersecurity? This cookbook takes you on a journey toward enhancing your cybersecurity skills, whether you’re a novice or a seasoned professional. By leveraging cutting-edge generative AI and large language models such as ChatGPT, you'll gain a competitive advantage in the ever-evolving cybersecurity landscape. ChatGPT for Cybersecurity Cookbook shows you how to automate and optimize various cybersecurity tasks, including penetration testing, vulnerability assessments, risk assessment, and threat detection. Each recipe demonstrates step by step how to utilize ChatGPT and the OpenAI API to generate complex commands, write code, and even create complete tools. You’ll discover how AI-powered cybersecurity can revolutionize your approach to security, providing you with new strategies and techniques for tackling challenges. As you progress, you’ll dive into detailed recipes covering attack vector automation, vulnerability scanning, GPT-assisted code analysis, and more. By learning to harness the power of generative AI, you'll not only expand your skillset but also increase your efficiency. By the end of this cybersecurity book, you’ll have the confidence and knowledge you need to stay ahead of the curve, mastering the latest generative AI tools and techniques in cybersecurity.
Table of Contents (13 chapters)

Secure Software Development Lifecycle (SSDLC) Planning (Planning Phase)

In this recipe, you’ll use ChatGPT to assist you in crafting an outline for the SSDLC. This recipe is an essential tool for software developers, project managers, security professionals, or anyone involved in creating secure software systems.

Using the foundational skills of ChatGPT introduced in Chapter 1 and expanded upon in Chapter 2, this recipe guides you through the process of formulating a comprehensive SSDLC plan. This plan includes various stages such as initial concept development, requirements gathering, system design, coding, testing, deployment, and maintenance. Throughout the process, we’ll illustrate how ChatGPT can be used to detail each phase with a keen emphasis on security considerations.

You’ll learn how to construct prompts effectively to obtain high-quality, informative outputs about the SSDLC. The techniques demonstrated in the previous chapter, such as enhancing...