Cyber Security: AI based

Overview: AI & ChatGPT for Hacking and Pentesting

Area	Tools / Techniques	How AI Helps
Reconnaissance	`Recon-ng`, `Amass`, `Shodan`, `Maltego`	Automating OSINT data collection, domain enumeration
Vulnerability Scanning	`Nessus`, `OpenVAS`, `Nuclei`	AI can prioritize high-risk findings, summarize reports
Exploitation	`Metasploit`, `SQLMap`, `Hydra`	AI/LLMs like ChatGPT can help write or adjust exploit payloads
Post-Exploitation	`Empire`, `Covenant`	AI can help automate lateral movement scripts or report generation
AI-Assisted Automation	GPT + Python/Shell scripting	ChatGPT can generate scripts for scanning, brute-force, privilege escalation
Learning / CTF	HackTheBox, TryHackMe, OverTheWire	ChatGPT can act like a tutor, helping explain and solve challenges

AI Tools Built for Pentesting

1. AutoGPT for Pentesting

• Custom agents that automate reconnaissance, scanning, and even suggest exploits.
• Can use plugins for tools like Nmap or Shodan.
• Risky if misused — always test in safe environments.

2. PentestGPT (open-source)

• A tool combining GPT with structured pentest logic.
• Helps automate report generation and logic for attacks.
• GitHub: [1](https://github.com/GreyDGL/PentestGPT)

3. ChatGPT for Red Teaming

• Used to generate phishing emails, fake payloads, obfuscated scripts, etc.
• Can be used for awareness and testing employee response in simulations.

4. Prompt-Engineered Tools

• For example, using ChatGPT to:
  • Generate `nmap` or `burp suite` filters
  • Modify shellcode for evasion
  • Write C2 implants or exfil scripts

Legal & Ethical Use

• Only use on systems you have explicit permission to test.
• Perfect for academic labs, simulations, or thesis projects on AI in cybersecurity.
• Using AI to hack real systems without consent = illegal.

Educational Use Cases

1. Thesis Topic Ideas

• "Using LLMs to Automate Web Pentesting Reconnaissance"
• "Evaluation of AI Agents for Vulnerability Management in Enterprise Systems"
• "Ethical Implications of AI-Augmented Hacking"

2. Lab Ideas

• Build a GPT-powered assistant that recommends attack paths in a simulated lab.
• Combine GPT with tools like `Nmap + Nikto + Metasploit` and summarize the steps.

Pranala Menarik

• Cyber Security