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At DEF CON 34, Bob Botezatu, Senior Director Of Threat Research At Bitdefender,  discusses AI’s challenges in uncovering firmware vulnerabilities, highlighting the growing threat as criminal groups weaponize smart homes and connected devices.

At Black Hat USA 2026, cybersecurity experts issued a stark warning: we may have just three years to shore up the invisible web of keys and certificates that keeps power grids, billing systems, and critical infrastructure secure. Ellen Boehm of Keyfactor explains why the clock is ticking—and what must happen now with post-quantum cryptography.

Why one vendor breach can take down dozens of banks — third-party risk, AI-driven attacks, and why patching fast may beat patching safe today.  Jeffrey Wheatman, Senior Vice President, Cyber Risk Strategist at Black Kite, explains.

AI is rewriting the OT attack playbook. Growing cloud exposure and CVE backlogs are testing the energy sector—and regulation alone won't save it. Jori VanAntwerp, CEO and founder of Ember OT, discusses AI-driven attacks, NERC CIP 15, and why segmentation still matters.

Critical infrastructure is under attack. AI just made it easier. Legacy devices can't be patched. Piotr Kupisiewicz, CTO at Elisity, describes how your best defense is the basics that you're ignoring.

An AI agent wiped out an entire company’s data in just 9 seconds — no hacker, no ransomware involved. Todd Thorsen, Chief Information Security Officer at CrashPlan, explains how a misconfigured AI agent operating without safeguards may have caused the incident — and asks a troubling question: could your organization be next?

Cellular modules in your IoT devices are trusted and that trust can be an insecure  pivot point into your network for attackers. Deral Heiland, Principal Security Research for IoT at Rapid 7 discusses his presentation at RSAC 2026 on AT command exploits and supply chain risk.

Let’s face it, the Purdue model's DMZ is gone. Trevor Dearing, Director of Critical Infrastructure Solutions at Illumio, explains how zero trust, micro-segmentation, and explicit policy are now the only reliable defense for critical infrastructure OT.

Airports illustrate the potential impact of OT attacks that disrupt functionality. Dan Gunter, CEO of Insane Cyber, talks about how industrial environments differ from traditional IT, particularly in their reliance on availability and safety, where disruptions can have significant real-world and financial consequences.

The surge in renewables and decentralized power is reshaping grids—and exposing them to new operational and cyber risks. In this episode, Rafael Narezzi, Co-Founder & CEO of Centrii, explains how rising connectivity widens the attack surface, leaving energy infrastructure increasingly vulnerable.

Kerberos, a decades-old authentication protocol, creates hidden risks in OT environments. Dor Segal, security researcher team lead at Silverfort, discusses delegation abuse, cipher downgrade attacks, and person-in-the-middle threats—highlighting why legacy encryption, patching challenges, and operational constraints make identity security critical in industrial networks.

Rising software complexity in safety-critical industries is forcing cybersecurity requirements on systems previously not thought about before.  David Sequino, CEO of OmniTrust (formerly ISS), talks about the need to secure digital certificates on life critical systems like cars and planes and the challenges in doing so.

Many devices on modern networks aren’t what their labels claim. This episode, Rob King, Director of Applied Security Research at runZero, explores white-labeled surveillance and IoT hardware, why some vendors are banned by governments, and how hidden risks can spread across enterprises. Discovery, device fingerprinting, and protocol analysis reveal what’s really connected—and why knowing your true inventory is now essential for security, compliance, and trust.

The growing importance of OT security, highlighting overlooked risks in critical infrastructure, legacy systems, and supply chains. Through real-world examples, Eric Durr, Chief Product Officer at Tenable, shows why OT security differs from IT, emphasizing visibility, resilience, and risk prioritization to protect safety, operations, and business continuity.

At Black Hat USA 2025, Dan Berte, IoT Director at Bitdefender, discusses the successes and failures of ride-sharing autonomous vehicles in San Francisco, and how these lessons might help design better IoT integrations of cities and AVs in the future.