The new cybersecurity pioneers aren’t chasing alerts, they’re building with AI. But what happens when tools meant to assist begin making decisions for us? And what skills do we lose when machines fill the gaps we used to grow into? In this episode, Chris Cochran, CEO and Founder of Commandant, returns to Hacker Valley Studio with an insider view on building in the AI boom. He shares why he’s betting on incident response over the “AI SOC,” what it means to use AI with integrity, and how this moment mirrors the early industrial revolutions: chaotic, risky, but ripe with once-in-a-career opportunity.   Impactful Moments: 00:00 – Introduction02:11 – Launch of Commandant AI03:06 – Early-stage LLM opportunities05:26 – Built first AI co-pilot in 4 hours06:00 – AI bot tops HackerOne leaderboard07:44 – AI used for and against orgs10:14 – Focus on incident response, not AI SOC12:34 – Reducing cost of prolonged incidents14:01 – Cybersecurity changing every 2 months16:58 – AI causing rapid skill loss21:59 – AI-assisted job interviews detected24:49 – AI lacks business context for blocking27:30 – Daily AI use pays long-term dividends Links: Connect with our guest, Chris Cochran: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrishvm/   Check out our upcoming events: https://www.hackervalley.com/livestreams Join our creative mastermind and stand out as a cybersecurity professional: https://www.patreon.com/hackervalleystudio Love Hacker Valley Studio? Pick up some swag: https://store.hackervalley.com Continue the conversation by joining our Discord: https://hackervalley.com/discord Become a sponsor of the show to amplify your brand: https://hackervalley.com/work-with-us/