AI Innovation in the Spotlight at Fal.Con 2024

Every year, the role of AI in cybersecurity grows more prominent. This is especially true in the security operations center (SOC), where AI-native detection and GenAI-fueled workflows are advancing cyber defense and shaping the end-to-end analyst experience. But while defenders are using AI to operate with greater speed and scale, adversaries are following suit, using Dark AI to enable and accelerate cyberattacks.

AI is also fundamentally reshaping the enterprise attack surface, introducing new attack vectors and vulnerabilities for adversaries to exploit, and driving the need for organizations to understand and operationalize the technology — both with product guardrails and policy implementations alike.

For over a decade, CrowdStrike has been at the forefront of AI innovation in cybersecurity. From our origins as the first ML-powered engine integrated into VirusTotal, to being awarded Best AI Solution by the 2024 Cybersecurity Excellence Awards, CrowdStrike continues to drive innovation with AI-powered technology and contributions in AI research, responsible AI adoption and AI hardware partnerships.

These AI innovations will be on full display at Fal.Con 2024, the world’s fastest-growing cybersecurity event, scheduled for Sept. 16-19 in Las Vegas. Our dedicated AI track features 12 breakout sessions designed to help you accelerate security operations and learn from prominent security researchers and engineers driving AI innovation.

Must-See Fal.Con Sessions

The AI track at Fal.Con 2024 falls into three categories: responsible AI adoption, GenAI research and CrowdStrike partner-led sessions. Here are the sessions we’re most looking forward to.

Responsible AI Adoption

Emerging Trends in AI-Native Cybersecurity and AI Regulations 

Thursday, Sept. 19, 11:00-11:45 a.m. | Add to schedule

AI is critical to modern cybersecurity, but the emergence of defensive and offensive large language models (LLMs) raises new considerations for IT and compliance approaches. In this session, CrowdStrike Chief Scientist and CrowdStrike VP & Counsel of Privacy and Cyber Policy will share how LLMs work in cybersecurity, recent legislative developments and guidance for security teams.

Securing AI: Fortifying the Growing Attack Surface of AI Systems 

Thursday, Sept. 19, 10:00-10:45 a.m. | Add to schedule

Uncover the emerging vulnerabilities within AI systems and across the model lifecycle that expose them to adversarial attacks, data poisoning and more. This session will present high-profile case studies of compromised AI models to illustrate their real-world impacts. Learn practical strategies for building resilient AI models, enforcing strict testing protocols, adopting secure coding practices and enhancing continuous monitoring with the CrowdStrike Falcon® platform.

GenAI Research

From Hero to Superhero: Mastering Prompt Engineering with Charlotte AI 

Wednesday, Sept. 18, 12:00-12:45 p.m. | Add to schedule

Hone your prompt engineering skills with tips from Charlotte AI experts. This session will guide you through structuring queries and provide troubleshooting tips to maximize productivity. Learn the secrets to getting the most out of Charlotte AI to drive productivity gains across workflows.

Byte Back: Revolutionizing Malware Classification with GenAI 

Tuesday, Sept. 17, 12:00-12:45 p.m. | Add to schedule

Discover how CrowdStrike data scientists are leveraging GenAI to redefine malware analysis, moving past old-school markers of file analysis. This session will explore a novel use case for GenAI to more efficiently predict if a file is malicious.

Decoding Detections: Deobfuscating Detection Explainability with Google Gemini 

Wednesday, Sept. 18, 3:00-3:45 p.m. | Add to schedule

CrowdStrike and Google have partnered to tackle the elusive challenges of malware detection and explainability. Research teams will demonstrate joint research efforts into how the Gemini 1.5 Pro model’s cutting-edge GenAI can be applied to break down why detections are made and how they map to MITRE TTPs.

Partner-led Sessions

Preventing Shadow AI in the Enterprise 

Tuesday, Sept. 17, 3:00-3:45 p.m. | Add to schedule

The collaboration between NVIDIA and CrowdStrike helps organizations integrate GenAI technologies into their end-to-end security operations. Join this session, led by NVIDIA’s Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), to learn how the innovative work of this partnership can help you prevent shadow AI and ensure real-time threat visibility and remediation.

AI PC Security: New Innovations at the Endpoint 

Tuesday, Sept. 17, 1:00-1:45 p.m. | Add to schedule

The ability to run deep learning on Intel Core Ultra clients with an NPU will usher in a new wave of cybersecurity innovation. This session from CrowdStrike, Intel and Dell will showcase how deep learning can uncover hard-to-detect process injection attacks to memory. Learn how AI innovations at the endpoint can speed remediation and reduce the burden on humans to craft correlation or detection rules.

AI-Powered Security Innovations to Stop Breaches Faster

In addition to the breakout sessions, CrowdStrike will unveil several new AI innovations at Fal.Con 2024. CrowdStrike partners will also be showcasing joint AI innovations and groundbreaking research to push the cybersecurity industry forward.

CrowdStrike is driving AI innovation in cybersecurity. Register for Fal.Con 2024 to level up your AI knowledge and experience the can’t-miss cybersecurity event of the year!

Additional Resources

• Learn more about today’s adversaries and how to combat them at Fal.Con 2024, the can’t-miss cybersecurity experience of the year. Register now and meet us in Las Vegas, Sept. 16-19!
• Can’t make it to Las Vegas? Register today for our Fal.Con Digital Experience to stream the keynotes live during Fal.Con and view select sessions on-demand post-event. 
• Watch the keynote from CrowdStrike CTO Elia Zaitsev for CrowdStrike’s most exciting AI announcements at Fal.Con 2024.
• Learn how CrowdStrike infuses AI-native protection into the CrowdStrike Falcon® cybersecurity platform.