SEC595: Applied Data Science and AI/Machine Learning for Cybersecurity Professionals

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Contact UsJoin us for two nights at the Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel for our next Community Event in Singapore! August 20 and 27, 2025
SANS Community Nights are a great way to stay in touch with your local InfoSec community and to hear the latest in technical wizardry, industry intelligence, and thought leadership from our amazing instructors.
View the agendas for Wednesday, August 20th and Wednesday, August 27th below.
Location: Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel, 392 Havelock Rd, Singapore 169663 | Level 2, Waterfront Ballroom
We can’t seem to have a conference, talk, or presentation anymore, unless it has the term “AI” in the title. Students cheat on exams with it. Workers create reports with it. Teachers create content with it. Lawyers submit briefs with it. But we as humans are way too trusting. Just like we trust Zuckerberg, Microsoft, and Google way too much with our data, we are trusting AI to tell us the truth. This talk is the AI talk you won’t hear anywhere else. Instead of hearing about all the greatness that AI brings, I will be talking about the side of AI you don’t know about. How and why AI shouldn’t be trusted to get it right, and why the terms we use are incorrect and perilous. We are losing our ability to think and reason on our own. Maybe we need a wake up call.
Presented by
Kevin Ripa
Senior Instructor
Get a masterclass in ICS/OT cyber governance. Learn how to launch, right-size, and sustain a program, keep momentum alive, and maximise your risk ROI. Walk away with actionable strategies to strengthen security, reduce risk, and deliver business value - whether you lead the program or support it.
Presented by
Peter Jackson
Certified Instructor
Kevin Ripa has transformed the global cybersecurity landscape through decades of frontline digital forensics, assisting law enforcement, governments, and Fortune 500 companies in unraveling sophisticated cyberattacks and nation-state threats.
Learn morePeter Jackson leads the SGS ECL Cyber team of ICS Cyber Security Engineers supporting the industrial sector in New Zealand. His background includes control and safety systems experience as a TÜV certified Functional Safety Engineer.
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