Cyber-Insecurity in the AI Era
Cybersecurity is facing increased strain as artificial intelligence expands the attack surface and exposes the limitations of traditional security measures. The session 'Cyber-Insecurity in the AI Era' at MIT Technology Review's EmTech AI conference highlights the need to integrate AI into the core of security strategies. Tarique Mustafa, an AI and cybersecurity expert, emphasizes rethinking security frameworks to keep pace with AI-driven threats.
- ▪Cybersecurity systems are under greater pressure due to the expanded attack surface created by AI integration.
- ▪Legacy security approaches are increasingly inadequate in addressing AI-era threats.
- ▪Tarique Mustafa is the CEO and CTO of GC Cybersecurity and Chorology, with extensive experience in AI-powered data security and compliance.
- ▪Mustafa has developed advanced autonomous data leak protection platforms using AI algorithms.
- ▪He has held senior technical roles at companies including Symantec, MCI WorldCom, and EDS, and holds multiple USPTO patents in AI and security.
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SponsoredArtificial intelligenceCyber-Insecurity in the AI EraBy MIT Technology Review Eventsarchive pageMay 1, 2026The session, Cyber-Insecurity in the AI Era, live at EmTech AIPresented byGC Cybersecurity Cybersecurity was already under strain before AI entered the stack. Now, as AI expands the attack surface and adds new complexity, the limits of legacy approaches are becoming harder to ignore. This session from MIT Technology Review's EmTech AI conference explores why security must be rethought with AI at its core, not layered on after the fact. About the speaker Tarique Mustafa, Cofounder, CEO, and CTO, GC Cybersecurity Tarique Mustafa is Cofounder and CEO/CTO of two AI-powered cybersecurity companies: GCCybersecurity, Inc. and its data compliance spinout, Chorology, Inc.
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