Hyderabad, Sept.4 (NSS):Sub Summit on AI and Cyber security, a curtain raiser to Global AI Summit 2024, held on Wednesday at FTCCI in the city. It was organised by AI Global Summit, Emerging Technologies of Govt of Telangana, Cyber security Centre of Excellence, FTCCI, World Trade Centre, Shamshabad and PentaQube.
Harshavardhan, Superintendent of Police, Telangana Cyber Security Bureau, Hyderabad, who was the chief guest said the concept of artificial intelligence is old, maybe a decade or even beyond but caught on high speed in the recent past. The proposed two-day AI Summit which will kick off on Thursday will help showcase Telangana State’s leadership in cyber security. AI and Cyber Security Convergence will have a greater impact. AI’s importance in cyber security lies in its ability to provide advanced threat detection, and pattern prediction, automate responses, adapt to evolving threats, and handle large-scale data analysis, he said.
He said Cyber attackers are also using AI. They are also using AI to create more powerful Ransom ware. AI can provide solutions at the same time also can pose a threat with upcoming problems. Cyber Security Bureau recognises the potential of AI. “We want AI help with the 1930 helpline number, which is a dedicated number for reporting cybercrime complaints in India. We need AI-based solutions”, he said.
Dr Sriram Birudavolu, CEO of the Cybersecurity Centre of Excellence said AI can be used in Adversarial as well as beneficial ways. This Sub Summit is being organised as part of the main AI Summit which will begin on Thursday. “We are a global cybersecurity hub based in Hyderabad. We work in collaboration with the Data Security Council of India and the Government of Telangana. Our mission is to establish a secure and trusted cyberspace and build best practices in the cybersecurity and privacy domain. We nurture a culture of innovation by incubating start-ups, conducting trainings/workshops/events. We are engaged in policy-making”, he added.
Suresh Kumar Singhal, president of FTCCI and Chaitanya Kunthe, Chief Executive Officer of PentaQube Cyber Technologies also spoke.
