SUMIT_2019 recap: AI & cameras, art, and Apple watches

U-M Chief Information Security Officer Sol Bermann welcomed attendees and more than 200 streaming viewers to the 15th annual Security at U-M in IT (SUMIT). SUMIT_2019 explored diverse topics in privacy and security research and operations. (Joel Iverson, ITS Communications)
Denise Anthony, U-M professor for Health Management and Policy, kicked-off SUMIT_2019 discussing privacy tradeoffs: how people are willing to give up privacy to gain benefits like preventing crime or capturing thieves. (Joel Iverson, ITS Communications)
Abhishek Narula, graduate student in the U-M Stamps School of Art & Design, presented “It's a feature, not a bug,” profiling how art creates an access point to appreciate the effects of the advancement of technology. (Joel Iverson, ITS Communications)
Dana Turjeman, doctoral candidate in marketing at the Ross School of Business, shared research that seeks to understand how and whether users change their engagement with a website after a breach. (Joel Iverson, ITS Communications)
Security researcher Dawn Isabel asked, “Who’s watching the watches?” as she begins her technically detailed story of “Adventures in Apple Watch Jailbreaking” at SUMIT_2019. (Joel Iverson, ITS Communications)
Mansi Thakar, security specialist, Stanford Federal Credit Union and chief operating officer for the Women's Society of Cyberjutsu (WSC) wrapped up the afternoon session of SUMIT_2019 by encouraging everyone to be defenders and to help others learn the rules of the game. (Joel Iverson, ITS Communications)

SUMIT_2019 brought together more than 430 people from the university and across southeast Michigan on October 29 to explore diverse topics in privacy and IT security.

The presenters shared their work and insights on the socio-technical aspects of AI and cameras, art that explores privacy and security challenged as a result of living in our modern networked world, behavioral changes after a data breach, the how-to’s of jailbreaking an Apple Watch, and how to leverage the defender in all of us in recognition that IT security is a shared responsibility.

SUMIT_2019 is over, but you can relive the highlights through these SUMIT_2019 Twitter moments. Event recordings are available on the SUMIT_2019 event site.