Vancouver Chapter - Navigating AI in the Cyber Landscape: Strengths, Limitations & Emerging Risks

Description

AI is rapidly reshaping both cybersecurity and the enterprise attack surface. As organizations adopt generative AI, AI agents, and new AI-enabled tools, security leaders need greater visibility, governance, and confidence around how these technologies are being used.

This session will explore how AI and machine learning are being applied in cybersecurity, their strengths and limitations, and how emerging risks such as Shadow AI, AI agents, prompt-based threats, and new AI-driven attack surfaces are changing the security landscape.

Attendees will gain insight into:

• Common AI and machine learning techniques used in cybersecurity
• The advantages and limitations of different AI approaches
• Emerging risks associated with GenAI, AI agents, identities, prompts, and Shadow AI
• How behavioral analysis can identify unexpected or risky AI activity
• Key questions to ask vendors to build greater transparency and trust
• How organizations can establish the visibility, governance, and control needed to securely adopt AI

With a strong foundation in behavioral security and Adaptive AI, deep enterprise visibility, and a focus on customer outcomes, Darktrace is helping organizations securely embrace AI and navigate this next wave with confidence.

David Masson is VP, Field CISO at Darktrace, and has over two decades of experience working in fast moving security and intelligence environments in the UK, Canada and worldwide. With skills developed in the civilian, military and diplomatic worlds, he has been influential in the efficient and effective resolution of various unique national security issues. David is an operational solutions expert and has a solid reputation across the UK and Canada for delivery tailored to customer needs. At Darktrace, David advises strategic customers across North America and is also a regular contributor to major international and national media outlets in Canada where he is based. He holds a master’s degree from Edinburgh University.

Agenda

6:00pm – Arrival 

6:00 - 8:00pm – Hors d’oeuvres/Beverages + Presentation

8:00 - 8:30pm – Networking

Thank you to our Sponsor

Open to CIOCAN Members