AI is the most powerful tool defenders have ever had. It's also the most dangerous weapon attackers have ever had. Assaf Keren, CSO at Qualtrics and author of Lessons from the Frontlines, has seen AI reshape both sides of the threat equation. In this conversation, he gets specific about what happens when powerful tools fall into the wrong hands, and what leaders need to do before they get caught off-guard. You'll learn: – How attackers are using AI to move faster, scale wider, and go deeper than ever before – Why the moment you deploy AI, your security posture fundamentally changes – What curiosity-driven leadership looks like when the threat landscape won't sit still – How to close the gap between the security team's understanding of AI and the rest of the organization – What Assaf learned from 25+ years on the frontlines that still applies in the AI era 00:00 CSO Loneliness and Community 00:36 Meet the Guest Asaf 01:07 Career Lessons Over Titles 03:34 Curiosity Beats Confidence 08:05 Why Write the Book 11:27 AI in the Wrong Hands Today 15:58 Agentic Attacks at Scale 19:15 Back to Security Basics 23:11 Identity First Guardrails 24:53 Making AI Risk Decisions 28:59 Where to Start Assessing Exposure 32:35 Hopeful Future for Defenders 36:07 Wrap Up and Credits Guest Info Assaf Keren SVP and Chief Security Officer, Qualtrics Former CISO, PayPal Founder, SenseCy (acquired by Verint) and CyberVision Security Solutions (acquired by Verint) WSJ Technology Council Member MAS Cyber and Technology Resilience Experts Panel Member Author, Lessons from the Frontlines: Insights from a Cybersecurity Career (Wiley) LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/assafkeren/ Speaker site: https://leadershipincyber.com/ #AISecurity #AIThreats #CybersecurityLeadership #PromptInjection #AI-poweredAttacks #ThreatActors #CISO

 331      8