April 12, 2022 virtual chapter meeting
Agenda
6:00PM – 6:15PM: Chapter Updates
6:15PM – 7:30PM: speaker - AI Bias in Cyber Security: A Tale of Haves and Have Nots, by Srinivas Mukkamala
7:30PM - 8:00PM: Member Round Table - Start with introductions. What is everyone up to? How is everyone doing?
Speaker: AI Bias in Cyber Security: A Tale of Haves and Have Nots – Predicting Vulnerability Weaponization, by Srinivas Mukkamala
Abstract: Artificial intelligence and machine learning are increasingly being used and trusted by organizations to automate security threat detection. In this talk I will share a few insights on how AI can have the opposite result.
2020 was a year of reckoning when it came to racial bias and inequality. There is a long way to go on the human front, to be sure, but there’s another problem that still hasn’t been addressed to nearly the extent warranted: AI bias. Humans may assume that software and systems are not racial, but that simply isn’t true. Software is written by humans. The systems are running the software. The systems learn from the trainer.
We will explore the consequences of prejudiced, distorted, inaccurate and/or incomplete data on AI and machine learning models, and how it can increase false positives and overlook vulnerabilities that matter and are actively used by bad actors.
I will share a few experiences and lessons learned from building and working with AI models, and present best practices for ensuring data integrity, as well as verifying outputs to detect and correct bias. We will also discuss how the moats and perimeters of the past are becoming less relevant to succeed in 2022, businesses will have to take on the responsibility of detecting the vulnerabilities that will impact them.
About the speaker: Srinivas Mukkamala, Senior Vice President of Security Products at Ivanti. He was the founder and CEO for RiskSense until Ivanti acquired the company in August 2021. He is a recognized authority in the artificial intelligence (AI) and neural networks communities and was part of a think tank that collaborated with the U.S. Department of Defense on applying these concepts to cybersecurity problems.
Dr. Mukkamala was also one of the lead researchers for CACTUS (Computational Analysis of Cyber Terrorism against the U.S.) and was one of the first authors of Support Vector Machines (SVMs) for Intrusion Detection and Cyber Security problems.
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Where: online Zoom webinar
When: April 12, 2022 06:00 PM Pacific Time
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