Jeff Crume Talk - AI & Local Government

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The Center of Excellence in Government Cybersecurity Risk Management and Resilience acts as a strategic partner in federal government cybersecurity and IT modernization efforts, translates state-of-the-art research on technology modernization and cybersecurity in federal practice, collates and disseminates best practices on federal government agency cybersecurity, and fosters U.S. government cybersecurity organizational capacity. The Center brings together experts in IT modernization, cybersecurity, and critical infrastructure systems to develop and provide in-person, hybrid, live virtual, and online executive education, tabletop exercises and workshops for federal government IT and cybersecurity executives and middle managers. In addition, the center leverages Mason’s Institute for Digital Innovation, which integrates transdisciplinary centers and labs with deep interdisciplinary expertise across all facets of cybersecurity research, governance, policy, and education.

AI & Local Government
AI has been increasingly adopted by local governments in recent years and the development of ChatGPT and related models has resulted in an increased focus on the possibilities and risks. Local governments are looking to AI to enhance public services and citizen interactions and also to further decision making and planning in areas such as law enforcement and public benefits distribution. Risks include potential bias, loss of privacy and fraud as well as risks to the public perception of and connection to local government administrators by citizens. Local governments are developing policies and guidelines for AI use as well as passing legislation on local government AI governance.

Jeff Crume, Ph. D., CISSP - Distinguished Engineer, CTO Americas Security Technical Sale, IBM Master Inventor, IBM Security

Jeff Crume is a Distinguished Engineer and CTO for IBM Security North America as well as an Assistant Professor at NC State University. He is an IBM Master Inventor with a PhD in Cybersecurity and is the author of a book entitled “Inside Internet Security: What Hackers Don’t Want You To Know” as well as a contributing author to the “Information Security Management Handbook.” Jeff is a member of the inaugural class of the NC State University Computer Science Alumni Hall of Fame and has served on the school’s Strategic Advisory Board. He currently serves on the editorial board for the “Information and Computer Security” research journal and is a member of the IBM Academy of Technology. He holds CISSP and ISSAP professional IT Security certifications as well as Distinguished Chief IT Architect credentials from The Open Group. Jeff lived in Beijing on assignment in 2006 and has worked with clients in more than 40 countries.

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