Why AI Is The New Frontier
In Cybersecurity
With breach attempts and cyberattacks increasing, many companies say artificial intelligence (AI) is a necessity in identifying and thwarting threats, and they are devoting bigger pieces of the budget for AI’s role in cybersecurity.
“It’s a fundamental tool going forward due to the approaching reality of the 5G-enabled world, where massive amounts of data will need to be analyzed in real time,” says J. Eduardo Campos, co-founder with his wife, Erica, of Embedded-Knowledge Inc. (www.embedded-knowledge.com) and co-author with her of From Problem Solving to Solution Design: Turning Ideas into Actions.
“5G will empower machine-to-machine communications, and the new wireless technology will be faster, carry more information per second, and interconnect sensors, devices, and computers at large scale.
“With more data flowing at higher speeds, only AI solutions will be able to handle such high volume of transactions while monitoring applications and sensors at the edge of companies’ networks.”
Campos offers some reasons AI is an effective cybersecurity tool for businesses:
System-entry protection. AI systems can scan the retina and fingerprints for biometric logins, identifying small changes in patterns — a more secure point of entry than traditional passwords provide. “Hackers cracking passwords open Pandora’s Box,” Campos says. “Passwords are vulnerable to cyberattacks, and personal information such as credit cards are easily compromised. Changing passwords alone isn’t a solution. Biometric systems lower your risk of breaches because biological characteristics are hard to duplicate.”
Enhanced threat detection and attack prevention. Cybersecurity firms are training AI systems to detect malware and viruses by using special algorithms. “This enables AI to use pattern recognition, which helps identify malicious software and isolate them,” Campos says. “AI systems are being trained to recognize ransomware before it encrypts. The predictive analytics AI uses are much faster than a manual approach.”
Time and cost saving. The average overall time to detect threats and respond to breaches is reduced by up to 12%. “This time reduction occurs by repeatedly scanning for anomalies that show threat patterns,” Campos says. “AI used in fraud detection has saved some companies millions.”
Natural language processing. This is a subfield of computer science, information engineering and AI related to programming computers to process natural language data and narrow down the most pertinent information. “AI-powered systems can collect data for reference by scanning articles and studies on cyber threats, helping organizations prepare effective strategies,” Campos says.
“There is still no guarantee against a cyberattack,” Campos says. “But AI certainly takes cybersecurity a step further, and businesses of all sizes are taking notice at a time when threats are always knocking at the door.”
About J. Eduardo Campos
J. Eduardo Campos is co-author with his wife, Erica, of From Problem Solving to Solution Design: Turning Ideas into Actions. Campos spent 13 years at Microsoft, first as a cybersecurity advisor, then leading innovative projects at the highest levels of government in the U.S. and abroad. His consulting firm, Embedded Knowledge Inc. (www.embedded-knowledge.com), works with organizations and entrepreneurs developing customized business strategies and forming partnerships focused on designing creative solutions to complex problems.
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SUITE: Women Defining Space seeks to support the creation and presentation of new work by woman choreographers.
SUITE Women Defining Space choreographic performance residency recipients 2019: Corinne Lohner, Haley Johnson and Halie Bahr.
The choreographers were selected through an open application process.
PAST RECIPIENTS
Some past recipients include of this program include: Erica Womack, Ashley Anderson, Joni Tuttle McDonald, Hillary Jean, Norianna Diesel, Jane Jackson, Katherine Adler, Krista Arnett DiLello, Aleisha Hamilton Paspuel, Erin Kaser-Romero, Leah Nelson, Laura Blakely, Brooklyn Draper, Courtney Mcguire, Samijo Kougioulis Meier, Nichele Van Portfleet, Serena Webb, Srilatha Singh, Courtney Norris.
This performance series was made possible through funding by Salt Lake County Zoo, Arts and Parks / ZAP program.
Tickets are $12 General Admission.
ABOUT THE ARTISTS
HALIE BAHR
(Top photo. Photographer: Hannah Hamalian)
Halie Bahr is a dancemaker, performer and educator who relocated from Minneapolis, MN. As a Minneapolis choreographer, she presented work at The Soap Factory, Bryant Lake Bowl Theater, Zenon Dance, and Gamut Gallery. She has performed and presented work nationally in venues such as The Walker Art Center, Southern Vermont Dance Festival, Milwaukee Art Museum, Brine Dance, Chicago Fringe Festival, and Danceworks DanceLab.
Professionally, she has danced in works by Merce Cunningham, Jennifer Glaws, Leyya Mona Tawil, April Sellers Dance Collective, Danceworks Performance Company, Wildspace Dance Company, and Your Mother Dances. Along with making dances, Bahr has served as a Rehearsal Director to
works created by Anouk van Dijk and Lauren Edson.
In addition to Dance, Bahr has acted and performed in experimental films by filmmaker Kym McDaniel, which have screened internationally at the Echo Park Film Center (Los Angeles), the Walker’s
Point Center for the Arts (Milwaukee), Cellular Cinema (Minneapolis), R.E.D. International Dance Film Festival (Norway), and the FIVC International Videodance Festival (Chile). She holds her BFA in Contemporary Performance & Choreography from University of
Wisconsin – Milwaukee, graduating Summa Cum Laude (2015). Within academic contexts, Bahr has performed in works by Trisha Brown, Stephan Koplowitz, Rebecca Stenn, Sarah Weber Gallo, Luc Vanier, Elizabeth Johnson, and Maria Gillespie. She is currently a MFA
candidate and teaches within the School of Dance at the University of Utah.
HALEY JOHNSON
(Middle photo. Photographer: Jack Hartin)
Haley Johnson is from Chicago, Illinois. She began her dance training at the Joffrey Academy of Dance under the direction of Ana Reznik and Alexei Kremnev. She then earned her BFA in dance from the University of Arizona.
Johnson trained at numerous intensive programs including Orlando Ballet, Houston Ballet, Netherlands Dance Theater, LINES Ballet, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, Complexions Contemporary Ballet, New Dialect, and BODYTRAFFIC. She has performed works by Paul Lightfoot and Sol León, Jerome Robbins, Christopher Wheeldon, Penny Saunders, Peter Chu, Crystal Pite, Alejandro Cerrudo, William Forsythe, Dwight Rhoden, Desmond Richardson, and Alonzo King.
Alongside performing, Johnson was a selected finalist for the American Choreographic Festival (2017, 2018), received The Undergraduate Creative Achievement Award (2017) from the University of Arizona College of Fine Arts.She was a resident choreographer at US International Ballet as well as a finalist for the 21st Annual McCallum Theater Choreography Festival. Johnson was also selected for METDance’s top 12 of their NEWDance Choreography Platform of 2019 and won 2nd Place Judges’ Choice at the Rocky Mountain Choreography Festival 2019. Johnson has also set work on Salt Lake School of the Performinng Arts spring of 2019. Haley currently had work selected to be featured at the Body Logic Choreography Festival and the 2019 New Century Dance Project Gala Concert. Johnson is also a current company member with SALT Contemporary Dance.
CORINNE LOHNER
(Photo on bottom - Photographer Tori Duhaime
Corinne Lohner relocated to Salt Lake City, Utah after graduating from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts. While in school, she performed the works of Trisha Brown, Bobbi Jene Smith, Loni Landon and more, and was also awarded the opportunity to study at Salzburg Experimental Academy of Dance. Since graduating, she has presented her own choreographic work at Lake Studios Berlin, Arts on Site, Brine Dance Festival, and more. Currently, she dances for both Boston Dance Theater and Baira / Movement Philosophy as a guest artist.
ABOUT SUGAR SPACE FOUNDATION
Sugar Space Foundation is a 501 C-3 Non-Profit Organization. Our Mission is to:
– Provide space and opportunities for artists of all disciplines.
– Support the creation and presentation of visual and live performance works with a focus on experimentation and innovation.
– Present local and visiting artists.
– Engage the community and further appreciation of the arts through audience and artist exchange and outreach
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Press Release
Secretary Perdue Statement on Beef Processing Facility in Holcomb, Kansas
(Washington, D.C. August 28, 2019) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue issued the following statement regarding the beef processing facility in Holcomb, Kan.:
“As part of our continued efforts to monitor the impact of the fire at the beef processing facility in Holcomb, Kan., I have directed USDA’s Packers and Stockyards Division to launch an investigation into recent beef pricing margins to determine if there is any evidence of price manipulation, collusion, restrictions of competition or other unfair practices. If any unfair practices are detected, we will take quick enforcement action. USDA remains in close communication with plant management and other stakeholders to understand the fire’s impact to industry.
I have spent this summer visiting with cattle ranchers across the country, and I know this is a difficult time for the industry as a whole. USDA is committed to ensuring support is available to ranchers who work hard to the feed the United States and the world.”
