CrowdStrike CEO Discusses Deepfakes and AI

WSJ Tech News Briefing

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🗓️ 20 June 2024

⏱️ 11 minutes

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At WSJ Tech Live: Cybersecurity, CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz discussed how improvements in artificial intelligence can help cybersecurity practitioners defend systems, but it can also be used by attackers. He spoke with WSJ reporter Dustin Volz about AI, the 2024 U.S. election and threats posed by China and Russia. Zoe Thomas hosts. The interview was recorded on June 6, 2024. Sign up for the WSJ's free Technology newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:28.8	Welcome to Tech News briefing it's Thursday June 20th. I'm Zoe Thomas for the Wall Street Journal.
0:36.1	Crowd Strike is an industry leader in cyber security. Like others in the industry,
0:41.2	the cybersecurity software company is facing a host of challenges this year.
0:45.6	From advances in artificial intelligence that both companies and cyber criminals can use to make their jobs easier
0:51.8	to risks posed by government-sponsored hackers in the lead
0:55.0	up to the 2024 election.
0:57.4	At W.S.J. Tech Live Cybersecurity earlier this month, CrowdStrike CEO George
1:02.3	Kurtz discussed these cyber threats with our reporter
1:04.9	Dustin Volts.
1:06.5	Here are highlights from their conversation.
1:11.5	Just what are the strategic priorities for Crowd Strike as you sort of look at the back half of this year and into the next year?
1:17.0	Well, as a company, we're always focused on being on the leading edge of protecting new technologies and security is a complicated space if you think
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