Session
Organizer 1: Civil Society, Western European and Others Group (WEOG)
Speaker 1: Francesca Musiani, Civil Society, Western European and Others Group (WEOG)
Speaker 2: Esther Sandrine NGOM, Civil Society, African Group
Speaker 3: Elif Kiesow, Civil Society, Western European and Others Group (WEOG)
Speaker 2: Esther Sandrine NGOM, Civil Society, African Group
Speaker 3: Elif Kiesow, Civil Society, Western European and Others Group (WEOG)
Format
Roundtable
Duration (minutes): 60
Format description: The roundtable format will encourage interactive discussion, allowing speakers and participants alike to exchange views and perspectives on the topic. The 60-minute duration will ensure a focused discussions but will also allow for sharing and discussion of practical use cases and engagement with onsite and remote participants
Duration (minutes): 60
Format description: The roundtable format will encourage interactive discussion, allowing speakers and participants alike to exchange views and perspectives on the topic. The 60-minute duration will ensure a focused discussions but will also allow for sharing and discussion of practical use cases and engagement with onsite and remote participants
Policy Question(s)
1. How to leverage AI to strengthen the resilience of the internet
2. What are the dynamics between AI and cybersecurity and the impact in terms of public policy?
3. How to implement a responsible AI ensuring balance between security and human rights?
What will participants gain from attending this session? Session participants will gain an understanding of the technical challenges and public policies shaping the development of AI in cybersecurity.
They will also gain an insight into the limitations of current approaches to cybersecurity and avenues for discussion to engage different stakeholders
SDGs
Description:
The rapid development in artificial intelligence (AI) has had a significant impact on many sectors, and cyber security is no exception (eg ENISA report on AI and Cybersecurity Research or the Revision of Japan NSS). As the internet has become a critical infrastructure essential to society and continues to evolve, the need to protect sensitive data, privacy, to ensure the security of both digital infrastructures and users alike has never been more pressing: eg CNCDH Opinion on the impact of AI on Fundamental Rights, or the extensive work of the Council of Europe on a Framework Convention on AI. In order to understand the challenges when it comes to AI and cybersecurity, the dynamics between both should be understood : cybersecurity through AI, cybersecurity against AI and cybersecurity of AI. Cybersecurity through AI : AI can be used to improve internet security by, for example, automating threat detection, helping combating online abuse or facilitating incident response: identification recurrences in large datasets or unusual behaviour, predictive detection of patterns. Cybersecurity against AI : AI is being leveraged by attackers to conduct sophisticated attacks that can be more difficult to detect and counter. With the advent of generative AI, traditional cybersecurity strategies are facing new challenges. Cybersecurity of AI: on the one hand, AI systems have their own vulnerabilities and are potentially exposed to new attack channels. On the other hand, AI models are trained on datasets that may contain deliberately introduced biases making the AI system vulnerable. Finally, the hosting of AI systems, particularly in cloud infrastructures is a major cybersecurity issue to tackle. In addition, ethics and privacy concerns issues surrounding AI and cybersecurity should be of concern. Implementing responsible AI in order to ensure both security and individual rights should be the way forward for the internet future.
The rapid development in artificial intelligence (AI) has had a significant impact on many sectors, and cyber security is no exception (eg ENISA report on AI and Cybersecurity Research or the Revision of Japan NSS). As the internet has become a critical infrastructure essential to society and continues to evolve, the need to protect sensitive data, privacy, to ensure the security of both digital infrastructures and users alike has never been more pressing: eg CNCDH Opinion on the impact of AI on Fundamental Rights, or the extensive work of the Council of Europe on a Framework Convention on AI. In order to understand the challenges when it comes to AI and cybersecurity, the dynamics between both should be understood : cybersecurity through AI, cybersecurity against AI and cybersecurity of AI. Cybersecurity through AI : AI can be used to improve internet security by, for example, automating threat detection, helping combating online abuse or facilitating incident response: identification recurrences in large datasets or unusual behaviour, predictive detection of patterns. Cybersecurity against AI : AI is being leveraged by attackers to conduct sophisticated attacks that can be more difficult to detect and counter. With the advent of generative AI, traditional cybersecurity strategies are facing new challenges. Cybersecurity of AI: on the one hand, AI systems have their own vulnerabilities and are potentially exposed to new attack channels. On the other hand, AI models are trained on datasets that may contain deliberately introduced biases making the AI system vulnerable. Finally, the hosting of AI systems, particularly in cloud infrastructures is a major cybersecurity issue to tackle. In addition, ethics and privacy concerns issues surrounding AI and cybersecurity should be of concern. Implementing responsible AI in order to ensure both security and individual rights should be the way forward for the internet future.
Expected Outcomes
This session aims to draw out concrete and practical ideas. The synthesis of the discussion and key ideas will be published as a white paper.
Another expected outcomes is the opportunities to build multi stakeholder cooperation such as creating a working groups to further explore interaction between AI and cybersecurity.
Hybrid Format: We will have experienced moderators on site and online to facilitate dialogue. We will also use a mid session « pause » to allow for an in-depth operational discussion: after an initial series of presentation, we will pause in the middle and take an initial round of reactions and then focus on innovative approaches and concrete use cases.
As a complement, during the session, we plan to use dedicated tools such as Wooclap and Slido to engage participant both online and onsite and make the hybrid format a success.