Stop cyber threats! Learn to use artificial intelligence as your small business security ally

University of Hawaiʻi-Maui College is hosting the second of three free online cybersecurity clinics for Hawaiʻi’s sole proprietors and small business owners.

“Security using GenAI” is scheduled from noon to 1 p.m. via Zoom on Feb. 18. Register online.

The next session will be moderated by professor and program coordinator of University of Hawaiʻi-Maui College College Applied Business and Information Technology Debasis Bhattacharya.

Clinic services will help participants transform generative artificial intelligence from a buzzword into a powerful security ally.

The upcoming session focuses on security and privacy issues associated with artificial intelligence, providing a clear roadmap for integrating the tools ethically and effectively to stay one step ahead of sophisticated cyber threats.

Participants will learn:

• How generative artificial intelligence identifies anomalies and patterns that traditional rule-based systems miss.
• Basics of prompt engineering for small businesses.
• Navigating data privacy concerns and “shadow [artificial intelligence]” while maximizing defensive capabilities.
• Automating threat detection and accelerating incident response times.

Presenters include University of Hawaiʻi Chief Information Officer Jodi Ito and Kapiʻolani Community College assistant professor David Stevens.

“Generative [artificial intelligence]x tools such as ChatGPT are popular because they have learned just about everything there is to know on the Internet, and they respond to chat prompts in a human-friendly way.,” said Bhattacharya. “The risks here are loss of data privacy, training bias and hallucinations from the [artificial intelligence] tool itself.”

The latest webinar in the series will teach small entrepreneurs how to use generative artificial intelligence tools reliably and effectively to secure their business.

These clinics are part of the University of Hawaiʻi Cybersecurity Clinics, funded by a $1 million grant and wraparound support from Google’s Cybersecurity Clinics Fund.