AI Foundations: Building A Strong Baseline for Critical Infrastructure SMBs

Please join CISA and the IT SCC in our 2024 Cybersecurity Awareness Month Series. This event is a partnership between CISA IT Sector Management and the IT Sector Coordinating Council to bring valuable information from Government and Private Sector experts to small and medium sized businesses operating in or adjacent to critical infrastructure. For 2024 we are focusing on Artificial Intelligence. The discussions throughout this series will discuss different aspects of AI, understanding how it could affect your environment, what the research community is developing and seeing, and what to expect moving forward when discussing AI safety. 

Who should attend:

While the focus of the content will be centered around small and medium businesses there are prominent discussions happening that will provide value to businesses of any size. Discussions around safety effect all sized businesses and many times all American citizens due to the interconnectivity of IT environments. This effort stems from the IT sector and will maintain that origin within the discussions but again, due to the interconnectivity of the sector, we encourage all 16 critical infrastructure sectors to attend and will receive value from attending. 

What to expect: 

This installment aims to create a baseline of understanding of AI and how it could be used for or against your organization. Ensuring everyone is on the same page of definitions, knowledge, and understanding of AI is critical to ensuring we move forward to a safer future, together. An invaluable asset to our nation's security is the research community. Dr. Zico Kolter from Carnegie Mellon University will be joining us for this event to share his knowledge on AI as one of the nation's brightest minds on the subject.