What Small Business Owners Need to Know About AI-Enabled Cyber Threats, Practical Safeguards, and Smarter Use of AI
Session Description
Artificial intelligence is changing how businesses operate—and how cyber threats evolve.
Recent AI-enabled cyber incidents have generated dramatic headlines and predictions. Separating meaningful risk from hype can be difficult, especially when unfamiliar terminology and portrayals of “rogue” AI suggest human-like intent or independent thought. AI can generate outputs that resemble human reasoning and communication, but it does not possess understanding, awareness, or intent.
This webinar cuts through the AI mystique to help decision-makers and system users make informed choices about cybersecurity and the use of AI.
We will examine recent AI-related cyber incidents, explain why AI can introduce unexpected risks into everyday business operations, and identify essential cybersecurity measures that reduce exposure to AI-enabled threats and support recovery when incidents occur. We will also consider how cyber risk should shape decisions about where, when, and how AI is used across the organization.
What This Session Covers
How AI is changing the cyber-threat landscape
What recent AI-related cyber incidents reveal about business risk
How to separate real AI cybersecurity concerns from hype and confusing terminology
Why AI can introduce unexpected risks into everyday business operations
Cybersecurity measures that reduce exposure to AI-enabled threats and support recovery
How cyber risk should shape decisions about where, when, and how to use AI
Participants will be better able to:
Assess the business significance of recent AI-related cyber incidents
Distinguish meaningful AI cybersecurity concerns from hype and confusing terminology
Recognize how AI can introduce or amplify cyber risk in everyday business operations
Identify cybersecurity measures that reduce exposure to AI-enabled threats and support recovery
Apply cyber-risk considerations when deciding where, when, and how to use AI
Target Audience
Small business owners, managers, entrepreneurs, and professionals who are using AI, considering AI tools, or trying to understand what recent AI and cybersecurity developments may mean for their businesses.
The session is also relevant for organizations that rely on outside technology providers, cloud services, consultants, suppliers, or other third parties as part of their operations.
No technical background or previous experience using AI tools is required.
Participants may already be using AI, evaluating it for future use, or seeking a clearer understanding of the risks that should inform decisions about whether and how AI is used within the business.