ML‑era in cybersecurity: A step toward a safer world or the brink of chaos?
As the use of this technology grows so does the risk that attackers may hijack it
Education: Bachelor’s Degree in applied informatics and Master’s Degree in Robotics, both from the Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava
Highlights of your career: Member of several international botnet eradication working groups (e.g. Dorkbot, Gamarue, 3ve).
Position and history of ESET In 2008 I joined ESET as a Malware Analyst and I am now a Senior Software Engineer and Head of Automated Threat Detection and Artificial Intelligence.
What malware do you hate the most Adware and unwanted (grey) applications.
Favorite activities: Spending time with my wife and daughter, reading, hiking, skiing.
Golden rule for cyberspace? There is no silver bullet in cybersecurity, especially not in Machine Learning.
When did you get your first computer and what kind was it? I was very young, around 5 and it was a 386.
Favorite computer game / activity: Doom, RedAlert 2, Factorio.
As the use of this technology grows so does the risk that attackers may hijack it
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