during GISEC event in Dubai, I found myself speaking with cybersecurity leaders between key stage sessions. I was part of a discussion that included two CISOs from well-known financial institutions, and a CEO of a large payments company. After the panel, around lunch, we discussed everything we had heard so far at the conference. I decided to take the opportunity to ask them about their DDoS strategy. My new friends The best ways to build a DDoS strategy were debated, and everyone had a different opinion. But the time came, and everyone was looking at me, waiting for me to ring. So, instead of telling them about our solution, RADAR™, I decided to go the other way. “Guys, why not Shall ChatGPT decide…?” I asked, and to my surprise they all nodded and smiled. After all, everyone believes in ChatGPT these days, right?
ChatGPT is an AI-powered chatbot designed to help with a wide variety of uses, including code writing and debugging. Since ChatGPT was introduced to the public by OpenAI, it has proven to be a successful tool that may be considered a game changer, interacting with users in conversations. Due to its impressive writing and AI capabilities, many people find themselves asking the engine questions and conducting research using it. So I suggested to my friends that we let ChatGPT decide what they, as CISOs and cyber experts, should do to improve their DDoS resilience. And so, we opened ChatGPT and typed: “As a CISO, even if I have a DDoS mitigation solution, how can I know if I’m really protected?”.
The results left everyone shocked, to say the least. The answer was detailed and someone who didn’t know what ChatGPT was was amazed to find that artificial intelligence answered the question. But what was most impressive was the fact that ChatGPT gave the most accurate answer about the necessary steps for CISOs and cyber experts who want to improve their DDoS resilience. First, he suggested that CISOs must perform regular DDoS testing, which includes simulating DDoS attacks to monitor mitigation response. The chatbot then offered to monitor network traffic and look for suspicious traffic that could be a DDoS attack. Finally, ChatGPT suggested updating the mitigation solution because DDoS attacks are constantly evolving, which means performing continuous DDoS testing to make sure all network mitigation layers are up to date.
After reading ChatGPT’s answers, my friends took a moment and then said the same thing. “It’s all nice and impressive,” they said, “but we all know we can’t do continuous DDoS tests because they interfere and will cause downtime.” That was my cue to show them the RADAR dashboard and tell them that by running DDoS checks on a regular basis, organizations can uncover their network’s vulnerabilities and fix them. “But as we all know,” I continued, “intrusive DDoS testing, such as red team testing, disrupts production and routine services, and the disruption causes many organizations to perform their DDoS testing on an annual or biannual basis, at best. But RADAR is the only solution. available on the market that continuously visualizes and measures each layer of DDoS security, enabling cyber security teams to take a proactive approach with zero downtime and zero disruption.” At this point, my friends couldn’t believe my words, and I had to swear that I didn’t pre-program ChatGPT… RADAR does perform uninterrupted continuous DDoS testing of over 150 attack vectors and provides full attack surface coverage for all targets and all known DDoS attack vectors.
The last article in ChatGPT Answers was the one I really wanted my friends to understand: the backup plan. As we all know, it only takes one successful DDoS attack to bring down the network, no matter what mitigation solution the organization has implemented. As long as there is a hidden vulnerability in the mitigation layers, a DDoS attack can penetrate the organization’s defenses and disable services. When ChatGPT offers a backup plan, that doesn’t mean there’s an emergency response team to deal with the damage and try to mitigate the attack, because that doesn’t really matter. The damage has already been done; Services have been affected. “Imagine your customer can’t access their accounts because of a single DDoS attack,” I told one of my fellow CISOs, who is responsible for the cyber defense of a multi-billion dollar organization. “What good will your emergency response team do if thousands of your customers can’t use your services right now?” He nodded and said nothing.
The real backup plan is to be prepared and continuously test your organization’s defenses in order to properly manage your DDoS attack surface. Implementing the best DDoS mitigation services is only the first step, and the crucial step is to test, assess, uncover, remediate and validate all DDoS vulnerabilities. RADAR closes the actionable DDoS remediation loop by working with mitigation providers, providing visibility into misconfigurations, and prioritizing remediation plan and verification efforts.
And with that, our meeting was over, and everyone went back to their schedules. But following that impromptu meeting, we continued our discussions in private and began integrating RADAR into each of my friends’ networks. And with all due respect to the most advanced AI around, no one booked those meetings on my calendar but me!
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