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Carnegie Mellon University’s Tom Scanlon Discusses New Certificate Program
Tom Field (security editor) •
May 1, 2023
Tom Scanlon, technical manager of the CERT data science team, said that as artificial intelligence and machine learning techniques become more prevalent, the need for “citizen data scientists” such as engineers and programmers is increasing. says. Carnegie Mellon University.
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Many of those experts often learn libraries and languages, including Python, and say, “You can black-box some AI and ML, but you don’t know how the models work and how you tune them.” “We don’t understand how,” said Scanlon.
The new Carnegie Mellon University CERT’s application of data science to its cybersecurity professional certification program aims to fill some of the key AI and ML gaps in these individuals, he said. .
In this video interview with the Information Security Media Group at RSA Conference 2023, Scanlon explains:
- Learn more about the university’s new CERT Applied Data Science Cybersecurity Professional Certification Program.
- Why more and more professionals need to understand AI and ML as part of their job.
- How your organization can become more effective in fast-growing AI and ML projects.
Scanlon has over 10 years of industry experience with Fortune 500 companies. He specializes in applied research topics related to secure software engineering, including authentication and authorization, secure software development, automated testing tools, cyber threat modeling, and risk management frameworks.
