- 0:00 - Introduction
- 0:36 - Introducing PathSeeker: AI Offensive Testing
- 01:57 - Keeping AI Pen Testing Under Control
- 03:26 - AI Improves Vulnerability Validation
- 04:10 - Can AI Match Human Creativity?
- 05:08 - AI-Powered Bug Triage & Reproduction
- 07:30 - "Gray Matter Still Matters"
- 08:16 - Continuous Testing & Vulnerability Prioritization
- 10:13 - Solving Vulnerability Overload
- 12:24 - AI and the Future of Remediation
- 13:05 - What's Next for PathSeeker
- 14:37 - Looking Ahead to Cybersecurity in 2027
Braden Russell is a seasoned cybersecurity leader with over 20 years of experience across various disciplines, including Vulnerability Management, Risk and Compliance, Advanced Endpoint Protection, Cloud Security, and Digital Commerce. He has held key leadership roles at prominent companies like Foundstone, McAfee, Intel Security, and Cylance. At Cylance, Braden served as the founding SVP of Product Development and Engineering, where he built the teams and technologies behind all Cylance products, including the award-winning CylancePROTECT, the first Next-Gen Antivirus (NGAV).
Most recently, Braden was the CTO of the Falcon Platform and Next-Gen SIEM at CrowdStrike, where he led the vision and strategy for the first Security Cloud. His innovative contributions to the field are reflected in his patents for advanced techniques in automated vulnerability discovery and intelligent malware detection.
Before transitioning to cybersecurity, Braden was part of the Advanced Digital Systems Group at Sony Pictures Studios, where his team received a Technical Academy Award in 2000.
Braden holds an MBA from Pepperdine University and a BS in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of California, Irvine. He resides in Southern California with his wife and their five sons.
