ISSA Sacramento Valley Chapter Meeting – 5/15/2026 – Using AI for Security Tasks, Part 2
Speaker: Steven Templeton, Ph.D.
Topic: “Using AI for Security Tasks, Part 2”
Synopsis: Steven Templeton returns to show us even more ways to use AI to accomplish security tasks. If you missed his first talk in March, don’t worry. He will briefly review what he covered last time to bring you up to speed. Then he will demonstrate more uses of AI, such as generating (and detecting) phishing attacks and code review.
Here’s the description from last time:
AI is changing what’s possible in security — for defenders and attackers alike. This session focuses on the practical side: what you can start using today, and what you should expect to be used against you.
On the defensive side, we’ll look at how AI can compress the parts of your workflow that eat the most time — log triage, threat intel, alert analysis, detection rule writing — and demonstrate some of these live. On the offensive side, we’ll get honest about how attackers are already using the same tools to scale phishing, accelerate reconnaissance, and generate evasive malware.
The session includes live demos and hands-on exercises, so expect to participate, not just watch. It will work best if you have an account on one of the LLMs (ChatGPT, Claude, Grok, Gemini, …)
Also download these demo files: https://www.securereasoning.com/ISSA/260320/demo-files.zip
Speaker Bio: Steven Templeton is a cybersecurity consultant, educator, and former wildlife biologist who brings over 25 years of experience blending technology, security, and creativity. He holds a Ph.D. in Computer Security from UC Davis, has worked extensively in industrial control system (ICS) security and compliance, and currently teaches in the cybersecurity engineering graduate program at the University of San Diego. Steven has a knack for making complex ideas approachable — from machine learning to Splunk to AI-based roleplaying tools for cryptography students.
Meeting Details: This will be a hybrid meeting (both in-person and on-line). You may attend remotely via Zoom (see below) or attend in person at Capsity, 3808 Broadway, Sacramento CA. Lunch will be provided to in-person attendees.
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This is hybrid meeting on Zoom and in-person.
Zoom link:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84186623031?pwd=EtHkuqg0it61fhLsaZIpC8aCHldHG9.1
Meeting ID: 841 8662 3031
Passcode: 668146