Black Hat Webinar: Securing the Intelligent Edge: AI, IoT, and the New Front Lines of Operational Risk
Securing the Intelligent Edge examines the rapidly growing cybersecurity and operational risks created as artificial intelligence, Internet of Things devices, and operational technology increasingly converge. As factories, connected vehicles, buildings, infrastructure and other operational systems become more intelligent and interconnected, organizations gain new capabilities—but they also create a much larger and more complex attack surface.
Forrester Senior Analyst Paddy Harrington will explain how AI is changing threats to connected devices and operational systems, why traditional IT-security approaches may not be sufficient for OT environments, and how AI-based security tools are beginning to help organizations protect these systems. The session also addresses emerging regulatory requirements and how executives can align security investments with operational resilience and business objectives.
This is primarily an executive and strategic cybersecurity briefing, rather than a technical hacking demonstration. It is particularly relevant to organizations undergoing digital transformation or managing connected physical infrastructures.
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What You'll Learn
How AI is changing the threat landscape for IoT devices and operational technology. Why connected devices are expanding organizational attack surfaces. Why OT incident response differs from conventional IT-security response. How AI capabilities are being incorporated into IoT and OT security products. How to think about IoT and OT cybersecurity as part of an organization's broader enterprise-risk posture. How emerging government regulations may affect cybersecurity and compliance requirements. How to align cybersecurity investments with measurable business and resilience outcomes. How organizations can approach growing AI-related costs as they plan their 2027 technology and security budgets.
Why This Matters
Cyber risk increasingly extends beyond computers and data. Connected technologies now operate vehicles, industrial equipment, buildings, production systems and critical infrastructure, meaning a cybersecurity failure can interrupt physical operations as well as compromise information. As AI accelerates both business operations and cyber threats, organizations need to treat IoT and OT security as an operational resilience and enterprise-risk issue, not simply another responsibility of the IT department. Black Hat specifically frames this shift as requiring boardroom-level attention
Action Level - LEARN
What You'll Leave With
A clearer understanding of the intersection between AI, IoT, OT and cybersecurity. A framework for evaluating connected-device and operational-system risks. Better understanding of why conventional IT-security approaches may not fully address OT risks. Insight into emerging AI-enabled IoT and OT security solutions. Guidance for connecting cybersecurity investments to business outcomes. Greater awareness of emerging regulatory and compliance pressures. Ideas for strengthening operational resilience. A better basis for evaluating security investments during the 2027 budget cycle. For ISC2-certified professionals, live participation may also provide 1 CPE credit, provided the participant supplies their ISC2 member number during registration and attends the live webinar
Best For - Community Leaders, Social Entrepreneurs, Systems Designers, Researchers, Students, Journalists / Media, Businesses, Local Governments, Policymakers, NGOs / Civil Society, Technology Professionals
Systems It Connects To - Circularity & Whole-System Design, Personal & Digital Democracy, ICT & Cybersecurity, Smarter Cities & Communities, Mobility & Transportation, Infrastructure, Supply Chains
Languages - English
Recording / Replay Available? - Yes
Replay / Resource URL - https://blackhat.com/html/webcast/webcast-home.htm
Practical Next Step - Choose one AI-, IoT- or OT-enabled system your organization depends on. Identify its biggest cyber or operational vulnerability, then use what you learn to determine one concrete step that could make it more resilient.