AI and Cyber: Balancing Risks and Rewards

In partnership with the World Economic Forum Centre for Cybersecurity, the Centre is working to develop actionable guidance to help organisational leaders adopt AI technologies in a secure manner. 

Context: 

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The cyber threat landscape is evolving with rapid technological advancements: As organisations are seeking to explore AI technologies to leverage its benefits, their attack surface is increasing as a result. 
 

 

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There has been a wide and clear request to deep dive into AI-related cybersecurity risks: In 2023, constituents engaged in the World Economic Forum Centre for Cybersecurity have raised the need to deep dive into the cybersecurity implications related to AI technologies.
 

 

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The security implications of AI are central to the Forum’s AI Governance Alliance work: Security-related issues are an important consideration in the agenda of the AI Governance Alliance (AIGA); led by the Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution (C4IR).

 

Overview: 

The initiative is convening a global multi-stakeholder community of senior executives across the cybersecurity and AI fields to develop actionable guidance to help leaders adopt AI technologies in a secure manner. Recommendations will be validated across select industry communities and regions.

Scope Focus
Core cybersecurity issues with AI technology Foster multistakeholder dialogues and community interaction to develop shared knowledge.
Risks to organisations introduced by AI technologies  Raise awareness on the cyber risks stemming from the use of generative AI technologies.
Continuous evolution in the digital environment   Validate the recommendations across select industry communities and regions.

    

Objectives: 

  1. Identify the key cyber-risk scenarios that AI adoption and use by attackers poses to industry.
  2. Develop knowledge that supports organisations in understanding the key cyber risks and opportunities that AI brings to them.
  3. Share best practices to help organisations mitigate these risks.

Get Involved

The project is convening regularly with global experts working at the forefront of secure organisational AI implementation. 

If you want to share your expertise and contribute to the project’s outcomes, please contact us.  

We are looking for:  

  • CISOs and other relevant cybersecurity or AI executive’s
  • Leading academics working at the intersection of cybersecurity and AI 

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Accenture

Allianz SE

Aramco

At-Bay Inc

AtkinsRéalis Group Inc.

AVEVA Group

Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd

BlackRock

Boston Consulting Group (BCG)

Burjeel Holdings

Cyber Defence Alliance

Cyber Threat Alliance

CyberPeace Institute

Deloitte

DNV

Dragos

Dubai Electronic Security Center (DESC)

EDP

European Investment Bank

EY

Fortinet

FTI Consulting

Global Resilience Federation

Google

Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation

HCL Technologies LTD

Hero Group

Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Hubble Technology

IBM

Institute for Security and Technology

KPMG

Lenovo

London Stock Exchage Group (LSEG)

Manpower Group Inc.

Marsh McLennan

Mattermost

Mercuria Energy Group Holding SA

Metabase Q, Inc.

Microsoft Corp.

Mubadala INvestment

Mundys

NEOM

New York University, Abu Dhabi

Nord Security

OccamSec

Palo Alto Networks

Panaseer

PayPal

PensionDanmark

PETRONAS (Petroliam Nasional Bhd)

PQShield

PwC

Repsol SA

Royal Holloway, University of London

Safe Security

Salesforce

Saudi Information Technology Company (SITE)

Saudi Telecom Company (STC)

Securonix

Siemens

Splunk a Cisco Company

Swiss Reinsurance Company Ltd

Telefónica SA

Trafigura Group

Trellix

Vaultree

Zscaler

Zurich Insurance Group