Code Red's AI Security Lessons: 25 Years of Cyber Wisdom

The Code Red worm, which emerged 25 years ago, offers critical lessons for securing artificial intelligence today. This internet-scale incident exploited vulnerable servers and spread rapidly, highlighting that organizations cannot secure what they don't know they have. BeyondTrust CTO Marc Maiffret, who discovered Code Red, explains how it shaped modern approaches to vulnerability management and asset visibility. Joined by cybersecurity journalist Dennis Fisher and BeyondTrust Field CTO James Maude, the discussion emphasizes that visibility, governance, and understanding what's running in an environment are foundational security requirements. These are as important now for AI as they were during the Code Red era. The bottom line is that past cybersecurity challenges provide a blueprint for managing the risks of new technologies like AI.