AI and Penetration Testing with Paula Januszkiewicz

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How is artificial intelligence changing cybersecurity and penetration testing? Richard talks to Paula Januszkiewicz about how her team now uses large language models throughout the security workflow, from vulnerability research and data analysis to penetration testing and incident response. Paula explains that AI hasn't replaced security professionals, but it has dramatically accelerated the work, making it possible to analyze more data, build better tools, and identify attack paths faster than ever before. The conversation also explores the defender's perspective, including monitoring, logging, incident response, and why organizations still need to eliminate insecure technologies like NTLM. AI is changing cybersecurity rapidly, but the fundamentals of security remain the same.

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Recorded Aug 26, 2026

Paula Januszkiewicz is the Founder and CEO of CQURE Inc. and CQURE Academy, which she established back in 2008. She is also Enterprise Security MVP, honorable Microsoft Regional Director for CEE, and a world-class cybersecurity expert, consulting Customers all around the world. In 2017, Paula graduated from Harvard Business School. She delivers keynotes at the biggest world conferences such RSA, Black Hat, SecTor Canada, AISA, GISEC, GITEX, LEAP, and many others. She was rated No. 1 speaker at Microsoft Ignite (among 1,100 speakers at a conference with 26,000 attendees) and Black Hat Asia 2019. Paula is known for her unique stage presence that is always well-received among diverse audiences, often gathering thousands of people! Paula has over 18 years of experience in the cybersecurity field, performing penetration tests, architecture consulting, trainings, and seminars. Every year, she takes over 215 flights to provide cybersecurity services for CQURE's Customers. Paula, together with her Team, also creates security awareness programs for various organizations, including awareness sessions for top management. Paula is a member of the Technical Advisory Board at the Royal Bank of Scotland/Natwest. And to top it all off, she has access to the source code of Windows!

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