Stop cyber threats! Learn to use artificial intelligence as your small business security ally : Kauai Now
Publish Date: 2026-02-07 14:33:00
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February 7, 2026, 9:33 AM HST
University of Hawaiʻi-Maui College is hosting the second of three free online cybersecurity clinics for Hawaiʻi’s sole proprietors and small business owners.
“Security using GenAI” is scheduled from noon to 1 p.m. via Zoom on Feb. 18. Register online.
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The next session will be moderated by professor and program coordinator of University of Hawaiʻi-Maui College College Applied Business and Information Technology Debasis Bhattacharya.
Clinic services will help participants transform generative artificial intelligence from a buzzword into a powerful security ally.
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The upcoming session focuses on security and privacy issues associated with artificial intelligence, providing a clear roadmap for integrating the tools ethically and effectively to stay one step ahead of sophisticated cyber threats.
Participants will learn:
- How generative artificial intelligence identifies anomalies and patterns that traditional rule-based systems miss.
- Basics of prompt engineering for small businesses.
- Navigating data privacy concerns and “shadow [artificial intelligence]” while maximizing defensive capabilities.
- Automating threat detection and accelerating incident response times.
Presenters include University of Hawaiʻi Chief Information Officer Jodi Ito and Kapiʻolani Community College assistant professor David Stevens.
“Generative [artificial intelligence]x tools such as ChatGPT are popular because they have learned just about everything there is to know on the Internet, and they respond to chat prompts in a human-friendly way.,” said Bhattacharya. “The risks here are loss of data privacy, training bias and hallucinations from the [artificial intelligence] tool itself.”
The latest webinar in the series will teach small entrepreneurs how to use generative artificial intelligence tools reliably…
