Vulnerability Assessment

Building on the fundamental knowledge and skills established in Chapter 1, this chapter explores using ChatGPT and the OpenAI API to assist with and automate many vulnerability assessment tasks.

Throughout this chapter, you’ll discover how to employ ChatGPT in creating vulnerability and threat assessment plans, a crucial part of any cybersecurity strategy. You’ll see how automating these processes using the OpenAI API and Python can offer even more efficiency, especially in environments with numerous network configurations or recurring planning needs.

Additionally, this chapter will delve into using ChatGPT in conjunction with the MITRE ATT&CK framework, a globally accessible knowledge base of adversary tactics and techniques. This fusion will enable you to generate detailed threat reports, providing valuable insights for threat analysis, attack vector assessment, and threat hunting.

You’ll be introduced to the concept of Generative...