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Dark Reading's podcast featured incident response veteran Hal Pomeranz discussing his career path from Unix administration to digital forensics consulting. The conversation centers on the unusually harsh current job market in cybersecurity, with Pomeranz known for offering encouragement to professionals facing layoffs.
At Black Hat USA 2026, security researcher Fred Heiding and former US National Cyber Director Chris Inglis presented findings showing AI's growing role in social engineering scams, which the FBI says cost Americans nearly $21 billion last year. Heiding argued that while AI can be used to defend against AI-driven technical attacks, it cannot easily counter AI's ability to psychologically manipulate humans.
Omdia analyst Theresa Lanowitz discussed with Dark Reading how organizations are increasing investment in offensive security practices like penetration testing and red teaming as AI-powered attacks become more common. She highlighted the emerging role of agentic AI tools in conducting these security tests, alongside the new risks such automation introduces.