Webinar: Rethinking Cyber Defense for AI-Speed Attacks

A virtual webinar on Aug. 18, 2026 at 1 p.m. ET will bring together Jason Kikta, chief technology officer at Automox; Dmitri Alperovitch, co-founder and chairman of Silverado Policy Accelerator; and Kat Traxler, principal security researcher at Vectra AI. The panel will discuss how artificial intelligence is changing attacker and defender behavior and what that means for security operations.

Panelists will examine how AI reduces the time between discovery and exploitation, speeding attacker workflows. The session will address whether detection-led operations can match that pace or if prevention measures should be used more widely as a default approach.

Jason Kikta leads engineering and product work at Automox, a company focused on endpoint and patch management. Dmitri Alperovitch will contribute perspectives on cyber policy and incident response. Kat Traxler researches network and cloud threats and studies how attackers use automation and telemetry.

Discussion topics include the shrinking patch-to-exploit timeline, increased use of automated tooling by attackers to find and weaponize vulnerabilities, and defender use of AI for detection, orchestration and response. The panel will cover technical controls such as automated patching, system hardening, network segmentation and endpoint controls.

Speakers will also address operational challenges for security teams, including the need to speed up workflows that currently rely on manual processes, coordinate across product security and incident response teams, and scale protections across diverse environments.

The online event is aimed at security practitioners, chief information security officers, policy makers and IT leaders. The format will feature a panel discussion among the three experts with time set aside for audience questions. Registration is required to attend.