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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)

Building Custom Threat Detection Rules

In the evolving landscape of cybersecurity, generic threat detection rules often fall short. The nuances of each organization’s network and systems necessitate custom rules tailored for specific threat landscapes. This recipe aims to equip you with the skills to identify unique threats and draft custom detection rules, specifically YARA rules, using ChatGPT. By walking you through the process—from threat identification to rule deployment—with hands-on sample scenarios, this recipe serves as a comprehensive guide for enhancing your organization’s threat monitoring and detection capabilities.

Getting ready

The prerequisites for this recipe are simple. You just need a web browser and an OpenAI account. If you haven’t already created an account or need a refresher on how to use the ChatGPT interface, refer back to Chapter 1 for a comprehensive guide.

You should also have a clear understanding of your organizational...