Integrating generative AI in zero-trust security with HashiCorp tools

In the rapidly evolving landscape of cybersecurity, the shift towards zero-trust architectures is a necessary response to increasingly sophisticated threats. This session delves into the innovative integration of generative AI technologies, like ChatGPT, with HashiCorp tools—Terraform and Consul—to elevate security measures in dynamic zero-trust environments. Attendees will explore the application of AI to automate and refine security protocols, ensuring more robust, adaptive systems that react in real-time to threats.

The talk will begin by explaining the core principles of zero-trust security and its importance in protecting modern infrastructures. We will discuss the role of AI in security, particularly how generative AI can be used to simulate network behaviors, predict vulnerabilities, and automate the creation of security policies. Using Terraform, we will demonstrate how to deploy these AI-enhanced security models efficiently across various platforms. With Consul, the session will show how to manage service-to-service communications securely within a zero-trust model, ensuring all traffic is authenticated, authorized, and encrypted.

A key part of the presentation will be a live demonstration of integrating ChatGPT to dynamically generate and update network security policies based on real-time data analysis. This practical example will highlight how generative AI can assist in maintaining a continually updated and secure environment, adhering to the zero-trust principle that nothing inside or outside the network is trusted by default.

Speaker: Renaldi Gondosubroto

HashiCorp provides infrastructure automation software for multi-cloud environments, enabling enterprises to unlock a common cloud operating model to provision, secure, connect, and run any application on any infrastructure. HashiCorp tools Vagrant, Packer, Terraform, Vault, Consul, Nomad, Boundary, and Waypoint allow organizations to deliver applications faster by helping enterprises transition from manual processes and ITIL practices to self-service automation and DevOps practices.