ChatGPT for Cybersecurity Cookbook

Book description

Master ChatGPT and the OpenAI API and harness the power of cutting-edge generative AI and large language models to revolutionize the way you perform penetration testing, threat detection, and risk assessment.

Key Features

  • Enhance your skills by leveraging ChatGPT to generate complex commands, write code, and create tools
  • Automate penetration testing, risk assessment, and threat detection tasks using the OpenAI API and Python programming
  • Revolutionize your approach to cybersecurity with an AI-powered toolkit
  • Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBook

Book Description

Are you ready to unleash the potential of AI-driven cybersecurity? This cookbook takes you on a journey toward enhancing your cybersecurity skills, whether you’re a novice or a seasoned professional. By leveraging cutting-edge generative AI and large language models such as ChatGPT, you'll gain a competitive advantage in the ever-evolving cybersecurity landscape.

ChatGPT for Cybersecurity Cookbook shows you how to automate and optimize various cybersecurity tasks, including penetration testing, vulnerability assessments, risk assessment, and threat detection. Each recipe demonstrates step by step how to utilize ChatGPT and the OpenAI API to generate complex commands, write code, and even create complete tools. You’ll discover how AI-powered cybersecurity can revolutionize your approach to security, providing you with new strategies and techniques for tackling challenges. As you progress, you’ll dive into detailed recipes covering attack vector automation, vulnerability scanning, GPT-assisted code analysis, and more. By learning to harness the power of generative AI, you'll not only expand your skillset but also increase your efficiency.

By the end of this cybersecurity book, you’ll have the confidence and knowledge you need to stay ahead of the curve, mastering the latest generative AI tools and techniques in cybersecurity.

What you will learn

  • Master ChatGPT prompt engineering for complex cybersecurity tasks
  • Use the OpenAI API to enhance and automate penetration testing
  • Implement artificial intelligence-driven vulnerability assessments and risk analyses
  • Automate threat detection with the OpenAI API
  • Develop custom AI-enhanced cybersecurity tools and scripts
  • Perform AI-powered cybersecurity training and exercises
  • Optimize cybersecurity workflows using generative AI-powered techniques

Who this book is for

This book is for cybersecurity professionals, IT experts, and enthusiasts looking to harness the power of ChatGPT and the OpenAI API in their cybersecurity operations. Whether you're a red teamer, blue teamer, or security researcher, this book will help you revolutionize your approach to cybersecurity with generative AI-powered techniques. A basic understanding of cybersecurity concepts along with familiarity in Python programming is expected. Experience with command-line tools and basic knowledge of networking concepts and web technologies is also required.

Table of contents

  1. ChatGPT for Cybersecurity Cookbook
  2. Foreword
  3. Contributors
  4. About the author
  5. About the reviewers
  6. Preface
    1. Who this book is for
    2. What this book covers
    3. To get the most out of this book
      1. Download the example code files
    4. Code in Action
    5. Conventions used
    6. Sections
      1. Getting ready
      2. How to do it…
      3. How it works…
      4. There’s more…
      5. See also
    7. Get in touch
    8. Share Your Thoughts
    9. Download a free PDF copy of this book
  7. Chapter 1: Getting Started: ChatGPT, the OpenAI API, and Prompt Engineering
    1. Technical requirements
    2. Setting up a ChatGPT Account
      1. Getting ready
      2. How to do it…
      3. How it works…
      4. There’s more…
    3. Creating an API Key and interacting with OpenAI
      1. Getting ready
      2. How to do it…
      3. How it works…
      4. There’s more…
    4. Basic Prompting (Application: Finding Your IP Address)
      1. Getting ready
      2. How to do it…
      3. How it works…
      4. There’s more…
    5. Applying ChatGPT Roles (Application : AI CISO)
      1. Getting ready
      2. How to do it…
      3. How it works…
      4. There’s more…
    6. Enhancing Output with Templates (Application: Threat Report)
      1. Getting ready
      2. How to do it…
      3. How it works…
      4. There’s more…
    7. Formatting Output as a Table (Application: Security Controls Table)
      1. Getting ready
      2. How to do it…
      3. How it works…
      4. There’s more…
    8. Setting the OpenAI API Key as an Environment Variable
      1. Getting ready
      2. How to do it…
      3. How it works…
      4. There’s more…
    9. Sending API Requests and Handling Responses with Python
      1. Getting ready
      2. How to do it…
      3. How it works…
      4. There’s more…
    10. Using Files for Prompts and API Key Access
      1. Getting ready
      2. How to do it…
      3. How it works...
      4. There’s more...
    11. Using Prompt Variables (Application: Manual Page Generator)
      1. Getting ready
      2. How to do it…
      3. How it works…
      4. There’s more...
  8. Chapter 2: Vulnerability Assessment
    1. Technical requirements
    2. Creating Vulnerability Assessment Plans
      1. Getting ready
      2. How to do it…
      3. How it works…
      4. There’s more…
    3. Threat Assessment using ChatGPT and the MITRE ATT&CK framework
      1. Getting ready
      2. How to do it…
      3. How it works…
      4. There’s more…
    4. GPT-Assisted Vulnerability Scanning
      1. Getting ready
      2. How to do it…
      3. How it works…
      4. There’s more…
    5. Analyzing Vulnerability Assessment Reports using LangChain
      1. Getting ready
      2. How to do it…
      3. How it works…
      4. There’s more…
  9. Chapter 3: Code Analysis and Secure Development
    1. Technical requirements
    2. Secure Software Development Lifecycle (SSDLC) Planning (Planning Phase)
      1. Getting ready
      2. How to do it…
      3. How it works…
      4. There’s more…
    3. Security Requirement Generation (Requirements Phase)
      1. Getting ready
      2. How to do it…
      3. How it works…
      4. There’s more…
    4. Generating Secure Coding Guidelines (Design Phase)
      1. Getting ready
      2. How to do it…
      3. How it works…
      4. There’s more…
    5. Analyzing Code for Security Flaws and Generating Custom Security Testing Scripts (Testing Phase)
      1. Getting ready
      2. How to do it…
      3. How it works…
      4. There’s more…
    6. Generating Code Comments and Documentation (Deployment/Maintenance Phase)
      1. Getting ready
      2. How to do it…
      3. How it works…
      4. There’s more…
  10. Chapter 4: Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC)
    1. Technical requirements
    2. Security Policy and Procedure Generation
      1. Getting ready
      2. How to do it…
      3. How it works…
      4. There’s more…
    3. ChatGPT-Assisted Cybersecurity Standards Compliance
      1. Getting ready
      2. How to do it…
      3. How it works…
      4. There’s more…
    4. Creating a Risk Assessment Process
      1. Getting ready
      2. How to do it…
      3. How it works…
      4. There’s more…
    5. ChatGPT-Assisted Risk Ranking and Prioritization
      1. Getting ready
      2. How to do it…
      3. How it works…
      4. There’s more…
    6. Building Risk Assessment Reports
      1. Getting ready
      2. How to do it…
      3. How it works…
      4. There’s more…
  11. Chapter 5: Security Awareness and Training
    1. Technical requirement
    2. Developing Security Awareness Training Content
      1. Getting ready
      2. How to do it…
      3. How it works…
      4. There’s more…
    3. Assessing Cybersecurity Awareness
      1. Getting ready
      2. How to do it…
      3. How it works…
      4. There’s more…
    4. Interactive Email Phishing Training with ChatGPT
      1. Getting ready
      2. How to do it…
      3. How it works…
      4. There’s more…
    5. ChatGPT-Guided Cybersecurity Certification Study
      1. Getting ready
      2. How to do it…
      3. How it works…
      4. There’s more…
    6. Gamifying Cybersecurity Training
      1. Getting ready
      2. How to do it…
      3. How it works…
      4. There’s more…
  12. Chapter 6: Red Teaming and Penetration Testing
    1. Technical requirements
    2. Creating red team scenarios using MITRE ATT&CK and the OpenAI API
      1. Getting ready
      2. How to do it…
      3. How it works…
      4. There’s more…
    3. Social media and public data OSINT with ChatGPT
      1. Getting ready
      2. How to do it…
      3. How it works…
      4. There’s more…
    4. Google Dork automation with ChatGPT and Python
      1. Getting ready
      2. How to do it…
      3. How it works…
      4. There’s more…
    5. Analyzing job postings OSINT with ChatGPT
      1. Getting ready
      2. How to do it…
      3. How it works…
      4. There’s more…
    6. GPT-powered Kali Linux terminals
      1. Getting ready
      2. How to do it…
      3. How it works…
      4. There’s more…
  13. Chapter 7: Threat Monitoring and Detection
    1. Technical requirements
    2. Threat Intelligence Analysis
      1. Getting ready
      2. How to do it…
      3. How it works…
      4. There’s more…
    3. Real-Time Log Analysis
      1. Getting ready
      2. How to do it…
      3. How it works…
      4. There’s more…
    4. Detecting APTs using ChatGPT for Windows Systems
      1. Getting ready
      2. How to do it…
      3. How it works…
      4. There’s more…
    5. Building Custom Threat Detection Rules
      1. Getting ready
      2. How to do it…
      3. How it works…
      4. There’s more…
    6. Network Traffic Analysis and Anomaly Detection with PCAP Analyzer
      1. Getting ready
      2. How to do it…
      3. How it works…
      4. There’s more…
  14. Chapter 8: Incident Response
    1. Technical requirements
    2. ChatGPT-assisted incident analysis and triage
      1. Getting ready
      2. How to do it…
      3. How it works…
      4. There’s more…
    3. Generating incident response playbooks
      1. Getting ready
      2. How to do it…
      3. How it works…
      4. There’s more…
    4. ChatGPT-assisted root cause analysis
      1. Getting ready
      2. How to do it…
      3. How it works…
      4. There’s more…
      5. Notes of caution
    5. Automated briefing reports and incident timeline reconstruction
      1. Getting ready
      2. How to do it…
      3. How it works…
      4. There’s more…
      5. Notes of caution
  15. Chapter 9: Using Local Models and Other Frameworks
    1. Technical requirements
    2. Implementing local AI models for cybersecurity analysis with LMStudio
      1. Getting ready
      2. How to do it…
      3. How it works…
      4. There’s more…
    3. Local threat hunting with Open Interpreter
      1. Getting ready
      2. How to do it…
      3. How it works…
      4. There’s more…
    4. Enhancing penetration testing with Shell GPT
      1. Getting ready
      2. How to do it…
      3. How it works…
      4. There’s more…
    5. Reviewing IR Plans with PrivateGPT
      1. Getting ready
      2. How to do it…
      3. There’s more…
    6. Fine-tuning LLMs for cybersecurity with Hugging Face’s AutoTrain
      1. Getting ready
      2. How to do it…
      3. How it works…
      4. There’s more…
  16. Chapter 10: The Latest OpenAI Features
    1. Technical requirements
    2. Analyzing network diagrams with OpenAI’s Image Viewer
      1. Getting ready
      2. How to do it…
      3. How it works…
      4. There’s more…
    3. Creating Custom GPTs for Cybersecurity Applications
      1. Getting ready
      2. How to do it…
      3. How it works…
      4. There’s more…
    4. Monitoring Cyber Threat Intelligence with Web Browsing
      1. Getting ready
      2. How to do it…
      3. How it works…
      4. There’s more…
    5. Vulnerability Data Analysis and Visualization with ChatGPT Advanced Data Analysis
      1. Getting ready
      2. How to do it…
      3. How it works…
      4. There’s more…
    6. Building Advanced Cybersecurity Assistants with OpenAI
      1. Getting ready
      2. How to do it…
      3. How it works…
      4. There’s more…
  17. Index
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Product information

  • Title: ChatGPT for Cybersecurity Cookbook
  • Author(s): Clint Bodungen
  • Release date: March 2024
  • Publisher(s): Packt Publishing
  • ISBN: 9781805124047