AI Security Defenses: Confronting the GhostGPT Threat
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Hello all, we have an exciting topic for you this month.
We'll be presented to by Dr. Adrian McCullagh about GhostGPT: a cybercrime-oriented AI agent.
Topic: AI Security Defenses: Confronting the GhostGPT Threat
GhostGPT is an uncensored AI chatbot designed specifically for cybercriminals.
It bypasses ethical safeguards found in mainstream AI tools, enabling users, even those with no technical expertise, to easily generate phishing emails, malware, and fake login pages. Its low-cost SaaS model has made sophisticated cyberattacks more accessible than ever.
This presentation, delivered by Dr. Adrian McCullagh, explores how GhostGPT is reshaping the threat landscape and what organizations can do to defend against it. Dr. McCullagh will outline the role of AI-powered security platforms like XDR, the importance of behavioral analytics, and the need for multi-layered defenses that combine automation with human oversight.
When and where:
- Wednesday, 15 October, 12:00-1:30PM
- IBM Red Hat offices
- 345 Queen Street, Brisbane
RSVP is required
Speaker: Dr. Adrian McCullagh
Adrian has degrees in Computer Science and Law (Hons) as well as a Ph.D. in IT Security. He obtained his Ph.D. from the Information Security Research Centre under the guidance of Professors Bill Caelli and Peter Little at QUT.
He has been practicing in IT law for more than 30 years being one of the pioneer IT lawyers within Australia. He is a member of:
1. the Queensland Law Society AI committee and the IT/Privacy Committee, and
2. a member of the American Bar Association IT Security Group and the Trust in AI committee, and
3. a member of the Australian Law Council Digital Commerce Committee.
In 1999 he was the QUT Faculty of Information Technology Alumnus of the year.
Even though in private practice he continues to undertake research matters with academics at the University of Queensland and Griffith University. He has published in a wide variety of academic journals in the USA, UK and Australia.
Adrian is also an active member of the International Standards Organisation (ISO) Technical Committee (TC) 307 which is investigating Stable coin and CBDC standards as well smart contract standards.