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AI in cybersecurity - friend or foe?


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📧 Have you ever fallen victim to a phishing email? You're not alone.  

Cybersecurity threats are growing more sophisticated every day, making the protection of personal and corporate data more critical than ever. As artificial intelligence reshapes both attack methods and defence strategies, what are the risks of not securing our infrastructure against emerging threats?

Lecturer at UNSW School of Computer Science and Engineering and former NASA researcher, Dr. Hammond Pearce, and Director of InTune AI, Sharat Madanapalli, joins STEMM journalist Neil Martin to unravel the evolving landscape of cybersecurity and how to safeguard your privacy online.  


For the full transcript of the episode and to learn more about our speakers, visit our website.


Read more of our stories on cybersecurity: 

  • What to do about deepfakes: opportunities and problems as AI tech makes leaps and bounds 

  • Today’s top cybersecurity threats for consumers, and how to fight them 

  • Beware the dangers of data breach fatigue 

  • An award-winning breakthrough in computer science education 

  • The internet of things: protecting network assets and infrastructure 

 

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Acknowledgement of Country 

We would like to show our respects and acknowledge the Bedegal people who are the Traditional Custodians of the Land on which our Kensington campus is situated on, and to Elders past and present. 

 

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