{"id":197249,"date":"2024-03-06T12:01:32","date_gmt":"2024-03-06T12:01:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/?p=197249"},"modified":"2024-03-06T12:01:32","modified_gmt":"2024-03-06T12:01:32","slug":"interview-with-patrick-harding-ping-identity-we-need-to-get-used-to-the-new-ai-threat-landscape","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/interview-ping-identity-the-new-ai-threat-landscape","title":{"rendered":"Interview with Patrick Harding, Ping Identity: \u2018We Need to Get Used to the New AI Threat Landscape\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

If your CEO rang you \u2014 they\u2019re rushing at the airport, and they need a password changed or a payment sent, would you do it?<\/p>\n

You might be suspicious, but what if the voice was the genuine voice of your boss, with the same audio tics and phrases, and you spoke for five minutes to allay your doubts?<\/p>\n

We no longer live in the world of misspelled emails from a \u2018Nigerian Prince,\u2019 it\u2019s a world where the malicious side of artificial intelligence<\/a> (AI) can unleash personalized deepfake<\/a> audio on-the-fly, or repeatedly probe you or your company\u2019s attack vectors with little or no manpower cost.<\/p>\n

Solutions \u2014 such as AI vs AI \u2014 may come in time, but they lag against the first wave of attacks.<\/p>\n

Techopedia sits down with Patrick Harding, chief product architect at Ping Identity<\/strong>, to discuss why we all need to be very careful \u2014 the attacks of today are not the attacks we have been getting used to for 30 years.<\/p>\n

As he says: \u201cThere’s a level of vigilance that people have to get comfortable with for the next year or two as we catch up on the technologies to start to protect against this.\u201d<\/p>\n

About Patrick Harding<\/span><\/h2>\n

\"Patrick<\/p>\n

Patrick Harding, chief product architect at Ping Identity, has more than 20 years of experience in software development, networking infrastructure, and information security.<\/p>\n

He is responsible for Ping Identity\u2019s product and technology strategy, leading the Office of the CTO and Ping Labs.<\/p>\n

Harding’s expertise includes identity and access management, strong authentication, cyber security, cryptography, blockchain, cryptocurrency, and distributed ledger technology.<\/p>\n

Previously, Harding was a VP and the security architect at Fidelity Investments, where he was responsible for aligning identity management and security technologies with the strategic goals of the business.<\/p>\n

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Key Takeaways<\/span><\/h2>\n