The basics of AI in pentesting

In this section, we’ll first review basic terminology that is essential to understanding the following concepts. Then, we’ll venture into how to write an effective prompt. The prompt is your input to the AI system, and knowing how your prompt affects the quality of the output is essential. These concepts will have a huge impact on your success when using AI for pentesting.

Basic terminology and definitions of ML and AI

ML and AI are technologies that enable computers to learn from data and make decisions or predictions without explicit programming. In the context of cybersecurity and pentesting, these technologies offer new capabilities for both defenders and attackers.

ML involves algorithms that improve their performance on a specific task through experience. There are several types of ML:

• Supervised learning: Supervised learning is a type of ML where an AI model is trained on a labeled dataset. This means that the input...