BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20250309T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:CDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20251102T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:CST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250627T144913Z UID:F18D40A8-999C-4ABB-B659-0971EEA7E57C DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250624T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250624T120000 DESCRIPTION:Join IEEE Women in Engineering (WIE) Chicago and Region 4 for a n inspiring WIE Day 2025 event focused on cybersecurity.\n\nOur featured s peaker\, Aparna Achanta\, Principal Security Architect at IBM Consulting\, will present:\n\n"Embracing AI to Build Resilience Against AI Attacks"\nA parna has extensive experience driving mission-critical cybersecurity init iatives\, particularly in federal agencies. She successfully implemented c ybersecurity frameworks like Zero Trust and Security by Design for U.S. Fe deral Clients thereby strengthening the security posture and enhancing dat a protection and security standards across cloud applications. She special izes in securing Emerging technologies in federal agencies\, including low -code\, No-Code applications\, and Generative AI applications.\nShe is a m ember of the Forbes Technology Council and a passionate advocate for women in tech. She is a founding member and speaker at the WomenTech Network an d also serves as an executive board member at Women in Cybersecurity (WiCy S) Austin Chapter.\n\nThe sheer complexity and volume of cyber threats are scaling cybersecurity teams to breaking point. The unprecedented pace at which AI is evolving means there is little time for proactive measures\; t eams must adopt an immediate crisis management approach. The sophisticatio n of such threats is changing the game on how security is done. Traditiona l models based on determinism—where something is identified as a threat or not—give way to probabilistic approaches\, which focus on interpretin g ambiguous signals and investigating anomalies that may indicate potentia l threats.\n\nArpana's talk focuses on how AI amplifies threat detection t hrough automation\, taking responses to the next level. AI can generate hi gh-quality probabilistic insights\, allowing teams to decide whether intri cate patterns that seem harmful are malicious or benign anomalies- a capab ility unique to AI since conventional algorithms within the security frame work cannot handle such subtle analysis.\n\nThis event is a great opportun ity for anyone interested in cybersecurity\, AI\, and the important role w omen play in advancing innovation. Don’t miss the chance to learn from a n expert and connect with a community that supports growth and resilience in tech.\n\nSpeaker(s): Aparna\n\nVirtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/ m/482836 LOCATION:Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/482836 ORGANIZER:farnaz.abdollahi@ieee.org SEQUENCE:215 SUMMARY:Embracing AI to Build Resilience Against AI Attacks URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/482836 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p class="" data-start="269" data-end="406">< strong data-start="269" data-end="406">Join IEEE Women in Engineering (WIE ) Chicago and Region 4 for an inspiring WIE Day 2025 event focused on cybe rsecurity.</strong></p>\n<p class="" data-start="408" data-end="511">Our f eatured speaker\, <strong data-start="430" data-end="448">Aparna Achanta</ strong>\, Principal Security Architect at IBM Consulting\, will present:</ p>\n<p class="" data-start="513" data-end="570"><strong data-start="513" d ata-end="570">"Embracing AI to Build Resilience Against AI Attacks"</stron g></p>\n<div>Aparna has extensive experience driving mission-critical cybe rsecurity initiatives\, particularly in federal agencies. She successfully implemented cybersecurity frameworks like Zero Trust and Security by Desi gn for U.S. Federal Clients thereby strengthening the security posture and enhancing data protection and security standards across cloud application s.&nbsp\; She specializes in securing Emerging technologies in federal age ncies\, including low-code\, No-Code applications\, and Generative AI appl ications.&nbsp\;</div>\n<div>She is a member of&nbsp\;the&nbsp\;<em>Forbes Technology Council and a</em> passionate advocate for women in tech. She is a founding member and speaker at the WomenTech Network and also serves as an executive board member at Women in Cybersecurity (WiCyS) Austin Chap ter.</div>\n<p class="" data-start="943" data-end="1155">The sheer complex ity and volume of cyber threats are scaling cybersecurity teams to breakin g point. The unprecedented pace at which AI is evolving means there is lit tle time for proactive measures\; teams must adopt an immediate crisis man agement approach. The sophistication of such threats is changing the game on how security is done. Traditional models based on determinism&mdash\;wh ere something is identified as a threat or not&mdash\;give way to probabil istic approaches\, which focus on interpreting ambiguous signals and inves tigating anomalies that may indicate potential threats.</p>\n<p>Arpana's t alk focuses on how AI amplifies threat detection through automation\, taki ng responses to the next level. AI can generate high-quality probabilistic insights\, allowing teams to decide whether intricate patterns that seem harmful are malicious or benign anomalies- a capability unique to AI since conventional algorithms within the security framework cannot handle such subtle analysis.</p>\n<p class="" data-start="1157" data-end="1421">This e vent is a great opportunity for anyone interested in cybersecurity\, AI\, and the important role women play in advancing innovation. Don&rsquo\;t mi ss the chance to learn from an expert and connect with a community that su pports growth and resilience in tech.</p>\n<p class="" data-start="1315" d ata-end="1466">&nbsp\;</p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR