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341: Dr. Keith Morneau - AI & the Resilient Workforce: Thriving in the Next Decade

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Today’s guest is Dr. Keith Morneau, an experienced cybersecurity professional who currently serves as Dean of Computer and Information Science at ECPI University. Steve and Kieth discuss the future of the cyber workforce, cyber education, and if AI is taking our jobs. Steve also asks Keith to step into the shoes of a CEO…

Key Takeaways:

  1. In today’s cyber world, having an understanding of how systems interact is more important than ever.
  2. People with non-technical backgrounds are often quick learners when it comes to cyber, and bring in fresh perspectives. 
  3. In new hires, executives should look for people who understand how to work with AI. 
    4. Tune in to hear more about:
    1. How AI can help junior staff and those entering the cyber workforce (6:15)
    2. Dr. Morneau’s ”prepare, practice, perform, assess” philosophy (13:23)
    3. One obsolete role chief executives should stop hiring for, and one emerging role they haven't even thought about yet (21:15) 
      4. Standout Quotes:
      1. “We’re really still in the baby steps of AI, in the beginning stages of it. What I’ve noticed of a lot of folks, there’s AI there, but they’re not 100% understanding how it all works, how the AI actually has to be trained and all that. I think over time what we'll see is the increase in knowledge and skill set using AI for what they’re doing in their jobs should help with the bottom line over time.” - Dr. Keith Morneau
      2. “The biggest issue in cybersecurity are the AI systems that are very vulnerable to attacks.” - Dr. Keith Morneau
      3. “The type of person you need to look at is the person who’s able to use AI to do the job that you need them to be able to do better and faster, and be more efficient at it. What you have to be careful of is the people that are going to be obsolete are the ones that are basically fighting the AI and not using AI at all to help them, because that is pretty much they are going to be dinosaurs soon, if they’re not already dinosaurs.” - Dr. Keith Morneau

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