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NVIDIA Advances AI-Driven Cybersecurity at RSA Conference

• By John K. Waters
• 05/08/2024

As the RSA Conference convenes this week, cybersecurity professionals are exploring new ways to harness generative AI to bolster their defenses against a growing wave of cyber threats. At the heart of this exploration is the integration of advanced AI tools and accelerated computing, with companies like NVIDIA leading the charge through pivotal collaborations.

David Reber, NVIDIA's Chief Security Officer, emphasized the transformative role of AI in cybersecurity during his speech at the conference. "As we face an explosion of data from more devices and users, cybersecurity has fundamentally become a data problem. AI offers a powerful solution," Reber said in a statement.

Generative AI is poised to revolutionize how cybersecurity professionals manage and interact with their systems. By sifting through vast amounts of data, AI can pinpoint relevant information, highlighting anomalies that require human intervention. This shift allows security operations to transition from traditional command-line interactions to more intuitive conversational interfaces.

Reber also outlined the potential and challenges of AI in security at NVIDIA's GTC event. He urged the community to start with low-risk scenarios to integrate AI securely, emphasizing the importance of securing AI models throughout their development lifecycle. He advocated for the use of transparent practices like model cards, data cards, and software bills of materials to enhance the reliability of AI systems.

NVIDIA is also advancing AI-driven cybersecurity through its Morpheus framework, which is part of the NVIDIA AI Enterprise software suite. Morpheus enables developers to create applications capable of detecting sophisticated cyber threats such as spear phishing and insider attacks.

To support rapid deployment of AI solutions, NVIDIA offers tools like NIM and NeMo Retriever microservices, which significantly reduce the time required to address software vulnerabilities. The recent release of NVIDIA DOCA updates the programming framework for NVIDIA's BlueField DPUs and ConnectX NICs, adding enhanced encryption features that further secure network and storage data.

The RSA Conference also showcased an expanding ecosystem of AI security products built on NVIDIA technologies. Highlights include quantum-secure encryption demonstrations by AIC, confidential computing solutions from Anjuna for the U.S. Navy, and advanced threat detection and encryption technologies from Bloombase.

Further underscoring the importance of AI in cybersecurity, Daniel Rohrer, NVIDIA’s Vice President of Software Product Security, will participate in a keynote panel on AI safety. Meanwhile, Kevin Deierling, Senior Vice President of Networking at NVIDIA, will discuss security innovations at the Cloudflare Executive Supper Club, and NVIDIA will engage in discussions about women in cybersecurity.

As the conference progresses, the contributions of more than 20 companies from the NVIDIA Inception program illustrate the robust growth and innovation within the AI security sector, setting the stage for a new era of cybersecurity solutions.