In this episode, Dr. Zachary Abzug, Manager and Teach Lead of Data Science at Proofpoint joins the show to discuss a machine-learning enabled tool called Camp Discovery, AKA Camp Disco and the importance of the human interaction required for making use of machine learning in malware detection. Join us as we discuss: What exactly Camp Disco is and the need/idea behind its creation How Camp Disco played a role in the discovery of Chocolatey threat activity Why Camp Disco uses its own neural network language model instead of an existing language model Natural Language Processing and how to teach a computer to speak “malware” Check out these resources we mentioned: https://www.proofpoint.com/us/....blog/engineering-ins https://www.proofpoint.com/us/....blog/threat-insight/ https://www.proofpoint.com/us/....blog/threat-insight/ https://www.proofpoint.com/us/company/careers Keep up with the latest tales from the threat research trenches by subscribing to DISCARDED in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get podcasts. Thanks for listening!