How I Use LLMs for Security Work

I’ve been using LLM tools like Claude, Cursor, and ChatGPT extensively in my security & engineering work for the past couple years. Not as a replacement for thinking—but they genuinely help me move faster through complex problems. If you’re a security analyst, SOC analyst, threat hunter or engineer who hasn’t found a rhythm with these tools yet, I’ll try to share what’s been working for me with the hope it helps you too.

Here’s the thing: most people prompt LLMs like they’re searching Google. They type a few keywords and expect magic. That doesn’t work, especially for security work where context and precision matter. You wouldn’t walk up to a senior analyst and say “phishing bad, clicked link, help” and expect useful output. Same principle applies here. The way you prompt these tools completely changes what you get back.

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