Why Autonomous Threats Demand a Posture of Active Defense
Tuesday, September 15, 2026, 9:10 AM - 9:35 AM
Amphitheatre

The era of manual cyberattacks is giving way to the rise of autonomous adversary agents that operate at speeds manual security processes simply cannot match. In this presentation, Sandra Joyce, VP of Google Threat Intelligence breaks down how threat actors are leveraging AI to scale their operations and heighten attack sophistication. Beyond AI-enabled exploits, the rapid integration of AI across organizations has fundamentally altered the threat landscape, introducing critical points of failure and expanding supply chain surfaces. 

With reactive security models no longer viable against these rising stakes, it is critical for the security community to embrace new approaches. This session will outline the need to transition to a posture of active, proactive disruption to neutralize threats.