Welcome to AI in the Real World! In this episode, Foundation Capital Partner Sid Trivedi speaks to Chris "Tito" Sestito, the co-founder and CEO of HiddenLayer. HiddenLayer is a cybersecurity platform that is purpose-built for AI systems. Tito's journey into AI security began at Cylance, where he led the response to one of the first real-world AI attacks. This experience led him to start HiddenLayer, which recently raised a $50M Series A. In this conversation, Tito shares his insights into the evolving AI threat landscape, from shadow AI to the growing arsenal of strategies bad actors use to target generative models. He explains why data poisoning is one of the most urgent threats facing humanity and why safeguarding AI will define the future of cybersecurity.

Can you trick the AI model running locally on a security camera into thinking you're a bird (and not a burglar)? We sat down Kasimir Schulz, principle security researcher at HiddenLayer, to discuss Edge AI, and to learn about how AI running on your device (at the "edge" of the network) can be compromised with something like a QR code.

The De-FUD Podcast

“Two co-founders of HiddenLayer, RSA 2023's Most Innovative Startup, join the; @TheDe-FUDMePodcast; to share their approach to secure Large Language Models (LLMs).; Chris "Tito" Sestito, CEO & Co-Founder, shares his journey, from being a victim of an AI attack at Cylance to founding HiddenLayer, which recently raised $50 million in a Series A funding round. He also shares the journeys of typical enterprises, who discover they have many more LLMs running across their tech stack and data supply chain than they originally thought. Then, Tanner Burns, Co-Founder & Chief Scientist, joins to demonstrate HiddenLayer's capabilities, focusing on its top 2 usecases for securing LLMs.”

ITSPmagazine Podcast Network

“In this episode of Redefining CyberSecurity, host Sean Martin engages in a thought-provoking conversation with guest Malcolm Harkins about the challenges and failures of the CISO role. They discuss the importance of setting clear design goals and standards to determine success or failure. The conversation delves into risk management and the complexities of goal-setting, highlighting the role of integrity in the CISO's decision-making process.”

CyberBytes: The Podcast

“Chris Sestito, CEO and Co-founder of AI security vendor, HiddenLayer, joined Oliver Legg; for a re-run following our episode at last year's BlackHat.; Why? Because HiddenLayer have gone from strength to strength. Winning the 2023 RSA Sandbox, a major Microsoft announcement and being named the ML Security Leader by CB Insights have all aided with CISO’s permission to buy and helped land major enterprise wins this past year.;

Tito and Olly discussed:

• Life after winning the 2023 RSA Sandbox and what that achievement really means;

• How they’ve managed to keep a highly diverse team whilst surpassing the 100 employee count;

• How, despite the major wins and headlines, it’s never all plain sailing;

Being able to dive into a founder's journey twice through such significant periods of growth is great fun.”