Speaker: Bart Preneel, professor, KU Leuven

Date: December 12, 2024

Time: 14:00 pm

Location: Conference Room D305, Ganchang Building, Shandong University, Qingdao Campus

Sponsor: School of Cyber Science and Technology, Shandong University

Abstract:

In today's digital economy, where data breaches plague industry and government alike, the fusion of Cybersecurity and Artificial Intelligence (AI) has emerged as a potent defense strategy. This talk explores the symbiotic relationship between AI and cybersecurity, covering both its promises and perils.

AI has revolutionized cybersecurity, enabling advanced capabilities such as the detection of malware, vulnerabilities and fraud. Yet, as AI empowers defenders it also strengthens attackers. The dark side of AI reveals a landscape where malicious actors harness AI for spear phishing, automated cyberattacks, misinformation, and deepfakes. Moreover, AI itself becomes a target, as shown by adversarial machine learning and model poisoning attacks. Finally, there are concerns about AI creating a dystopia.

The talk further explores technologies such as attribution (watermarking) and computing on encrypted data that can play a role in mitigating some of these risks.

Overall, there is a need for a multidisciplinary approach encompassing technology, regulation, and ethics to effectively address the challenges presented by the intricate relationship between AI, cybersecurity and privacy.

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https://www.view.sdu.edu.cn/info/1020/197845.htm