AI Frontiers in Cybersecurity: Navigating Opportunities and Threats in the Digital Landscape

This discussion explores the profound impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on information security and data protection, highlighting the dual-edged nature of AI as both a tool for enhancing security measures and a potential threat due to its ability to be used by an attacker.

We’ll delve into:

• The evolving landscape of data privacy, examining how AI’s capabilities in data processing and analysis pose new challenges for data protection
• An analysis of recent guidance and legislation aimed at ensuring the safe and ethical use of AI
• A detailed review of international and national regulatory frameworks that address AI’s unique risks

Dave Barnett has worked in the cloud security space for over ten years. Previously he was a Director of strategy at another leading organisation where he co-authored PAS555 (the first nationally certified cyber security standard) and collaborated with academia on a number of important research papers. In Dave’s current role he leads the business strategy team for Cloudflare’s EMEA SASE, Zero Trust and email security portfolio.