AI’s Impact on Cybersecurity
AI’s Impact on Cybersecurity
This panel explores how artificial intelligence is transforming the cybersecurity battlefield —
strengthening defenses while simultaneously empowering more sophisticated attacks. Speakers will dig into the dual nature of AI: its ability to automate threat detection, accelerate incident response, and analyze massive data streams, alongside the risks posed by AIdriven malware,
deepfakeenabled social engineering, and adversarial manipulation of models.
Topics Covered include:
– Evolving threats — how attackers are weaponizing AI to scale phishing, exploit vulnerabilities,
and evade detection.
– Nextgeneration defenses — the role of machine learning in realtime monitoring, anomaly
detection, and automated remediation.
– Governance and trust — securing AI systems themselves, mitigating bias, and ensuring
transparency in critical infrastructure.
– Strategic implications — what organizations must do to prepare for an AIaccelerated threat landscape.
Attendees will gain a clear understanding of the opportunities and risks AI introduces, along with practical guidance for building resilient, adaptive security programs. This session is ideal for cybersecurity leaders, technologists, policymakers, and anyone navigating the rapidly shifting intersection of AI and digital security.
MODERATOR:
Josh Rosenthal
COO, Prowler Open Source Cloud Security
Josh Rosenthal is the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Prowler Open Source Cloud Security, the world’s most popular open-source cloud security platform — 14k GitHub stars, 46M downloads. He is a proven GTM and Customer Success leader in SaaS, Cybersecurity, and AI with two successful exits. Previously, Josh was the founder of CloudSploit, an early leader in the open-source cloud security space and a competitor to Prowler, which he successfully built, scaled, and exited through community-led marketing and customer-success-led growth, all built on a foundation of automation and operations research. Read full profile…
PANELIST:
Jonathan Edwards
Director of Cybersecurity and Technology Services, Crest Security Assurance (Crest)
Jonathan Edwards is the Director of Cybersecurity and Technology Services at Crest Security Assurance (Crest), providing cybersecurity and technology services to the Department of War (DoW), federal civilian agencies and financial services customers. Crest managing 24x7x365 security operations centers, enterprise architecture, risk management and CIO/CISO advisory services for their clients. He has 15+ years of experience working in information technology and cybersecurity across several organizations as a cybersecurity business owner and technical director leading publicly traded companies. Read full profile…
Safa Gurleyen, PhD
Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer, Orbyntis
Dr. Safa Gurleyen, is the Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer of Orbyntis, an AI security company focused on securing autonomous and agentic AI systems. With more than 20 years of experience across enterprise technology, cybersecurity, systems architecture, and artificial intelligence, he focuses on the emerging security and governance challenges created as AI systems move from generating information to independently making decisions and taking actions. Read full profile…
Andrew Weidenhamer
Principal, Risk Consulting, RSM LLP
Andrew is a principal in the RSM LLP technology risk advisory services practice. With close to 20 years of consulting experience within the information security and data governance field, Andrew has a unique combination of technical and business related skills which allow him to perform in multiple roles. The bulk of his security/privacy experience has been consulting within the public sector field leading a myriad of engagements including tactical penetration testing and red teaming engagements to large statewide NIST cyber security efforts and strategic roadmap development. Read full profile…