Events

Join Mike Patterson as he launches Cyber Awareness Month with a review of the past year in cyber security at the University of Waterloo. Learn about emerging threats, key trends, notable incidents, and what ISS is seeing across the higher education sector.  

This session examines AI from an information security perspective. Starting with a clear understanding of the research task at hand, participants will explore the security implications of different AI technologies, including public AI services, enterprise platforms, open models, self-hosted systems, and agentic AI. The session will focus on identifying security risks, understanding how AI systems interact with research environments, and applying practical safeguards to reduce risk while using AI in research.