The original post: /r/cybersecurity by /u/aecyberpro on 2024-11-23 14:30:16.

I frequently see examples of people in cyber security saying that “AI sucks” and it failed to be helpful, or provided bad advice or code. There is a huge difference in the quality of an AI agent’s response based on the quality of your “prompt”. In my blog post I’ve provided guidance that will help you get better results. I’ve provided a script that will create your prompt for you, and show how I use it.

https://www.aecyberpro.com/blog/general/2024-10-20-Better-LLM-Prompts-Using-XML/

Note how much effort goes into providing guidance to AI in both the “system” prompt (instructions) and the “user” prompt. That’s exactly what’s required to get the best results from AI.