The International Big Data, Deep Learning Cyber Terrorism Combat Congress began at BTK.
The program, organized in collaboration with the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure, the Information Technologies and Communication Authority, and Gazi University, was attended by Ömer Abdullah Karagözoğlu, President of the Information Technologies and Communication Authority, Prof. Dr. Şeref Sağıroğlu, a faculty member at Gazi University, numerous academics, and sector representatives.
BTK President Ömer Abdullah Karagözoğlu began his opening speech at the Congress by defining "Big Data."
Karagözoğlu stated, "In today's world, all data collected from various sources such as social media posts heavily used by almost everyone, internet blogs, photos and video files on the internet, transformed into a meaningful and processable form, is briefly called 'Big Data' or 'Büyük Veri.' Digital and mobile communication has made the world more interconnected, increasing these large-scale data sets. In addition, big data has become a factor of production like labor and financial resources with technological advancements and the development of the ICT sector. It seems possible to make sense of this unprecedented amount of data produced and to develop a wide variety of new techniques and skills from this data. Essentially, processing and making sense of big data lies at the foundation of knowledge-based economies. Therefore, there is a great race among developed countries on this issue. We believe that all relevant parties must fulfill, work on, research, and produce what falls upon them to enter the rankings in this race."
President Karagözoğlu: We Cannot Leave Artificial Intelligence Out
Drawing attention to the fact that artificial intelligence, which has made significant progress, cannot be left out of such a program, Karagözoğlu said, "Artificial intelligence is used in the development of driverless cars, smart buildings, medical robots, smart education systems, and many more applications. When used in production, it enables not only automation but also smarter, faster, and cheaper processes, thereby increasing efficiency. With its potential, it is seen as an area that can boost economic development. We can define deep learning, another topic of today's Congress, as processing big data with artificial intelligence techniques on fast processors and turning it into knowledge. Deep learning produces smart systems that make the most effective use of the opportunities provided by big data, from face recognition to speech recognition, driver assistance systems in vehicles, to achieving 'smarter' results in search engines."
President Karagözoğlu: Artificial Intelligence and Deep Learning Are a Significant Force in Combating Cyber Threats
Stating that artificial intelligence and deep learning also possess significant power in combating cyber threats, Karagözoğlu said, “For this reason, as BTK, which hosts the National Cyber Incident Response Center (USOM), we use machine learning and artificial intelligence capabilities in the projects we conduct to combat cyber threats. In particular, our applications named AVCI, AZAD, and KASIRGA are actively used in detecting malicious software command servers, compromised systems, and systems infected with malicious software, and continue to be developed for more sophisticated analyses. On the other hand, important steps are being taken in our studies to detect systems included in BotNets through machine learning.”
Emphasizing that all possible measures are taken within USOM regarding cybersecurity to the extent permitted by capabilities, Karagözoğlu concluded his speech by saying, “Since cyber terrorism is an international crime, it does not seem possible to combat such attacks with local regulations. Combating cyber terrorism is a multinational team effort; international organizations have very significant roles in this fight. Of course, cyber security units in countries must actively participate in these organizations' work, follow developments, and fulfill their duties.”
Following the opening speeches, presentations on cybersecurity, big data, and deep learning were made.