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SUMMARY:Digital Trust and Security in the Era of Generative AI Forum
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DESCRIPTION:Following on from the success of our Centre for Digital Trust
  and Society (CDTS) Forum series we are delighted to invite you to our u
 pcoming Digital Trust and Security in the Era of Generative AI Forum\, w
 hich will take place on 2nd July\, from 9:30 – 16:30\, followed by an op
 tional drinks reception\, at No.1 Circle Square\, Oxford Road\, Manchest
 er M1 7FS.\nWe will once again bring together key national and internati
 onal partners across our 6 research clusters to explore current challeng
 es and opportunities in the UK and beyond\, and together co-creating an 
 inclusive vision for the future. In addition\, we have thought provoking
  panels and talks presented by experts in the field throughout the day\,
  including the below:\n\nKeynote Presentation | Prof Ganna Pogrebna\, Ex
 ecutive Director of the Artificial Intelligence and Cyber Futures Instit
 ute at Charles Sturt University\, Australia\n\nPanel 1 | Generative AI &
  Security\n\nPanel 2 | Cyber/Digital Skills and Careers in Cybersecurity
 \n\nPanel 3 | What Works in Cyber Security\n\nPanel Details\n\nPanel 1 -
  Generative AI and Security\nConfirmed Panellists:\n\nProf. Ana Basiri\,
  University of Glasgow\nProf. Lucas Cordeiro\, University of Manchester\
 nAs the landscape of generative AI evolves\, the implications for digita
 l trust and security are significant and multi-faceted. This panel will 
 explore the opportunities and threats that AI-powered technologies prese
 nt in the context of cybersecurity\, misinformation and national securit
 y. Topics include AI-enhanced cybersecurity\, misinformation detection\,
  governance and ethics\, trust in AI systems and the future of AI (and G
 enAI) in digital trust and security. Attendees will gain insights into t
 he intersection of generative AI\, security and policy.\n\nAcademic Lead
 s: Prof Nadia Papmichail and Dr. Mustafa Mustafa\n\nPanel 2: Cyber Skill
 s and Careers in Cybersecurity\nConfirmed Panellists:\n\nDavid C\, Natio
 nal Cyber Security Centre\nDr. Claudia Natanson MBE\, UK Cyber Security 
 Council\nSarah Clarke\, Founder of Infospectives\nDr. Charles Clarke\, C
 o-Founder of CSE Connect\n‘We’re very good at certifying people who are 
 already in the industry…’ - Dr Claudia Natanson\, UK Cyber Security Coun
 cil\nShakespeare might have observed today:\n\nA. Some are born to cyber
 … Such as those who have played with tech since childhood.\n\nB. Some ac
 hieve cyber [or rather know how]…through schools\, colleges\, universiti
 es\, and industrial learning and training.\n\nC. And some have cyber thr
 ust upon them… when a cyber incident [or event] occurs\, or…on demand fr
 om customers or regulators for certification or other forms of assurance
  over cyber security…or just in their day-to-day experiences with connec
 ted technology.\n\nA. Looks after itself. We're getting better and bette
 r at b. However we have not considered that the requisite variety needed
  in the workforce to even approach cyber safety requires a whole workfor
 ce approach with c. It's not just the 'cyberists' or the 'cyber professi
 onals' with a shower of post-nominals. Cyber is difficult. People like d
 oing skills related activity as a move to bring the challenge under cont
 rol because it's easy to understand\, it's quick to give nice\, reportab
 le measurements like bums on seats and qualifications. But these the act
 ivities are generally limited to a subset of the [so-called] cyber workf
 orce (unless it's a click-through cyber awareness package trying to damp
 en down a time when something shouldn't be clicked). We are failing mise
 rably the people whom we expect to compensate for the absence of built-i
 n security lacking of sociotechnical systems (and their component parts)
  rather than rallying them as the extension of the professionals who des
 ign\, build\, and defend our information systems. This panel will discus
 s how we get the human factors to compensate until balanced socio-techni
 cal security is the built-in norm.\n\nAcademic Leads: Dr. Ines Henriques
  Cadby and Prof. Daniel Dresner\n\nPanel 3: What works in Cybersecurity\
 nConfirmed Panellists:\n\nChris Maddocks\, North West Regional Organised
  Crime Unit (NWROCU)\nRichard Sinclair\, National Lead Force Fraud Inves
 tigation\nDr. Oliver Mason\, University of Surrey\nMany guidelines provi
 de individuals and organisations with advice on preventing cyber inciden
 ts and responding to them after they occur. However\, the evidence base 
 on what actually works for prevention and response remains limited. Simi
 lar initiatives aim to address other challenges arising from problematic
  uses of digital technologies\, such as cyberbullying in schools\, addic
 tion to e-gambling sites\, and academic plagiarism facilitated by AI too
 ls. Yet\, little is known about the effectiveness of these programmes in
  preventing these issues. This panel will bring together researchers who
  have conducted experimental and quasi-experimental studies (as well as 
 evaluations of existing programmes and interventions) on digital trust a
 nd society\, alongside policymakers and practitioners who bring practica
 l insights into knowledge and practice gaps. The discussion will focus o
 n what is currently known\, what remains unknown\, and the pressing need
  to strengthen the evidence base on ‘what works’ in prevention and respo
 nse.\n\nAcademic Leads: Dr. David Buil-Gil\n\nThe Centre for Digital Tru
 st and Society serves as a focal point for research across the Universit
 y of Manchester\, exploring aspects of trust and security in our digital
  world. We bring together international and national experts from indust
 ry\, the public sector\, and academia to create interdisciplinary synerg
 ies and foster collaboration and engagement. The Centre is part of Digit
 al Futures\, a highly interdisciplinary network with 1700+ members that 
 operates across the entire range of the University of Manchester's digit
 al research.\n\nRegistration Link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/digita
 l-trust-and-security-in-the-era-of-generative-ai-forum-tickets-120305077
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LOCATION:no.1 circle square\, Oxford Road\, manchester\, M1 7FS
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