Leading security experts, executives and technologists from across the globe will converge this week to discuss the latest innovations in cybersecurity and generative AI at the Black Hat and DEF CON conferences, both taking place in Las Vegas.
Attendees of Black Hat, running through Thursday, Aug. 8, can sign up for the Black Hat Machine Learning Training sessions hosted by Erick Galinkin, research scientist at NVIDIA; Rich Harang, principal security architect at NVIDIA; and Will Pearce, cofounder and CEO of network security company Dreadnode. The trainings (Aug. 3-4 and Aug. 5-6) will cover the types of attacks AI models are vulnerable to and how to identify them.
Learn more about NVIDIA-powered cybersecurity at these Black Hat sessions:
- Leading the AI and Digital Revolution: WWT and NVIDIA Executive Insights: Bartley Richardson, director of cybersecurity AI at NVIDIA, will join Jim Kavanaugh, cofounder and CEO of WWT, to share insights on the rapidly evolving AI landscape, including how AI and automation are essential to addressing contemporary cyber challenges. (Tuesday, Aug. 6, at 9 a.m PT.)
- Practical LLM Security: Takeaways From a Year in the Trenches: Harang will deep dive into large language model (LLM) security, highlighting common cyberattacks and how to address them. (Wednesday, Aug. 7, at 10:20 a.m. PT)
- Trend Micro Innovist Session: A Visionary Approach to Securing Next-Generation AI Data Centers: Daniel Rohrer, vice president of software security at NVIDIA, will discuss using AI to secure data centers. Visit Trend Micro’s booth 932 (BMR173) to check out its Vision One Sovereign Private Cloud, a fully on-premises, generative AI-powered cybersecurity platform — powered by NVIDIA AI Enterprise software — tailored to support sovereign AI deployments. (Wednesday, Aug. 7, at 12:25 p.m. PT)
- AI Safety and You: Perspectives on Evolving Risks and Impacts: Nikki Pope, senior director of AI and legal ethics at NVIDIA, will discuss AI safety on this panel with speakers from Google DeepMind, Kudelski Security and Microsoft. They’ll dispel common cybersecurity myths, address the challenges and responsibilities of companies developing AI technologies, and explore the expanding role of security professionals. (Wednesday, Aug. 7, at 2:30 p.m. PT)
- NVIDIA Confidential Computing for Performant and Secure GPUs: At Fortanix’s booth 4828, Laura Martinez, director of marketing strategy at NVIDIA, will showcase how NVIDIA’s confidential computing initiatives have transformed the way information is exchanged. She’ll also share real-world use cases across healthcare and financial services, and explain how breaking down data silos can help companies drive revenue. (Wednesday, Aug. 7, at 4 p.m. PT)
Plus, at the DEF CON hacker convention, running Aug. 8-11, attendees can check out Garak (Generative AI Red-Teaming and Assessment Kit), a vulnerability scanner for LLMs — presented by Leon Derczynski, principal research scientist in LLM security, and Eric Galinkin, research scientist at NVIDIA.
Additional DEF CON highlights include trainings at the Red Team Village, where Rohrer will join a panel called “Securing the Future With CoSAI: Identified Technical Workstreams and Call for Contributions” on Saturday, Aug. 10, at 11 a.m. PT.
And don’t miss the AI Village keynote from Pope on Aug. 10 at 10 a.m. PT. She’ll discuss AI ethics, including the critical issues of fairness, transparency and accountability in AI-driven security systems.
Learn more about NVIDIA’s tools and resources for cybersecurity, AI and accelerated computing.