Topic: Artificial Intelligence

Seminar Topics

[1 CPE] 2023: The Year AI Went Mainstream

  Presented by Randy Lariar, Practice Director, Big Data & Analytics • Optiv

AI is accelerating the risk of fraud, but it can also be used to prevent and detect fraud. Companies need to be aware of both the risks and the benefits of AI and develop an offensive and defensive strategy to protect themselves from fraud. During the talk, we’ll touch on:

  • The recent history and latest developments in Generative AI, Large Language Models, ChatGPT, GPT-4, Google Bard, and more
  • How AI is increasing Risk already
  • How AI introduces new kinds of Risk
  • How AI can help solve some of the problems AI creates
  • Approaches for building an offensive & defensive Data and AI strategy

[1 CPE] AI Innovations Fueling Demand for Rapid Network Modernization

  Presented by Joshua Gardiner, Engineering Lead of AI-Driven Enterprise • Juniper Networks

AI recently jumped from a buzzword to the start of a revolution. Juniper is visionary in its use of AI in IT Networking, and we invite you to join our session that highlights the advantages of adopting AI-Driven technologies in your enterprise network.

Attendees will learn how AI can simplify the management of wired & wireless networks as well as support the ever-increasing demands for modern technologies like NAC & SDWAN.

[1 CPE] ChatGPT Did NOT Write This Topic (or did it?)

  Presented by Brian Knopp, Principal Security Engineer • Arctic Wolf

Are “AI” and Machine Learning tools like ChatGPT having an impact on cybersecurity? This session will examine the top attacks looking back on 2022. We’ll define them by quantifiable impacts, like affected individuals, cost, and data breaches. We’ll also discuss key sociological and economic factors that increased vulnerabilities in 2022, identify industries that saw significant attacks, and summarize the top 5-6 data breaches and evaluate the impact of these threats on personnel retention and insurability, 2023 predictions, and the most common recommendations to improve your security posture.

[1 CPE] Why Smart Cities Are Safer Cities Thanks to Real-Time Data and AI

  Presented by iT1 Source & Wireless Guardian

Intelligent technology helps public safety organizations gain a holistic understanding of their cities, deepen public confidence and strengthen community connections. This session will explain the relationship the using Real-Time Data and Artificial Intelligence to create safer, more resilient communities. As part of the discussion, the presenter will explain the following:

  • Data and AI are helpful in real-time response
  • Data and AI are also reshaping long-term public safety processes
  • How smart safety technologies aid in environmental monitoring, emergency management and other situations
  • How smart technology pulls in signals from an array of sources across cities

The presenter will also stress public safety isn’t a top-down hierarchy. It’s actually a collective effort that prioritizes the needs of the community and depends on strong relationships. By realizing the future of public safety, smart city technology transforms the ability to serve local communities.

[1 CPE] Why Smart Cities Are Safer Cities Thanks to Real-Time Data and AI

  Presented by iT1 Source & Wireless Guardian

Intelligent technology helps public safety organizations gain a holistic understanding of their cities, deepen public confidence and strengthen community connections. This session will explain the relationship the using Real-Time Data and Artificial Intelligence to create safer, more resilient communities. As part of the discussion, the presenter will explain the following:

  • Data and AI are helpful in real-time response
  • Data and AI are also reshaping long-term public safety processes
  • How smart safety technologies aid in environmental monitoring, emergency management and other situations
  • How smart technology pulls in signals from an array of sources across cities

The presenter will also stress public safety isn’t a top-down hierarchy. It’s actually a collective effort that prioritizes the needs of the community and depends on strong relationships. By realizing the future of public safety, smart city technology transforms the ability to serve local communities.

Putting AI to Work to Help Fight Cyberattacks

  Presented by Palo Alto

Hackers are increasingly automating their attacks, enabling them to exploit vulnerabilities more quickly. Cybersecurity software vendors are responding by turning to machine learning technology, a subset of artificial intelligence (AI), to try to stay one step ahead of the bad guys. This presentation will talk about how machine learning is used to help identify variations of known threats and patterns in attacks in order to predict the next stages of an attack, then automatically create and implement protections for customers in near real-time.

Fighting Cybercrime with Artificial Intelligence

Presented by Fortinet

In this session you will learn how we are using modern A.I. and machine learning to assist in threat research. Additionally we’ll discuss the evolution of threat research/methodology and how global collaboration leads to enhanced protection for everyone.

Welcoming Our New Artificial Intelligence Overlords: AI Meets IT

  Presented by Nuvodia

We all knew this day would come. It’s time to start handing over some decision-making to the machines. We should have known once we started feeding them data that they would eventually insist on digesting it too! Let’s talk about how we got here, where the use of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in IT and security is today, and how long we think it’s going to be before the machines inevitably turn on us. Or maybe we’ll be fine? We’ll explore a number of AI-infused products that are on the market now, how effective they are, and why if your IT footprint doesn’t include AI today–well, it might be time to start thinking about an upgrade.

AI Comes of Age

  Presented by BlackBerry Cylance & target=”_blank”>Structured

Today, artificial intelligence seems to be everywhere and it’s still gaining momentum – especially in cybersecurity applications. International Data Corporation predicts organizations will invest $35.8 billion in AI systems in 2019, up 44% from the previous year. But it’s important to understand that not all machine learning algorithms or artificial intelligence solutions are created equally. What are the most prevalent challenges in and concerns of leveraging AI in securing corporate information? What are the questions to ask when evaluating an AI-based cybersecurity solution?

AI: Demystifying the Dark Arts to Combat Threats  

  Presented by Vanguard Infrastructures & HPE

To combat the latest threats, cyber security vendors have no choice but to use one of the most powerful tools to emerge in decades – Artificial Intelligence. But critics are right in their concerns over the interpretability of AI solutions. How do we learn to trust the magic black boxes when even the experts can’t explain the answers produced by AI? What is AI, and how is it different than data science and machine learning? What does it mean when a cyber-security solution is AI-enabled? What are the important things to know about the different AI implementations as they relate to cyber security products? How do I trust the output / results of AI? Join us as we provide an AI primer through the lens of cyber security and dissipate the cloudiness caused by buzzwords.

Moderator:

  • Troy Cooper • Vanguard Infrastructures CEO Co-Founder

Panel Experts:

  • Vijay Richard • Vanguard Infrastructures Exec VP Co-Founder
  • Chris Kauffman • Vanguard Infrastructures Chief AI Strategist
  • Ann Hinkle • Vanguard Infrastructures Chief of Security Services
  • Dan Roessner • Vanguard Infrastructures Facility Security Officer