AI is changing cybersecurity faster than most organizations can adapt. In this session from ROCon Public Sector 2026, presented by Qualys in partnership with GovExec, Qualys CEO Sumedh Thakar explores how the rise of AI-powered attacks is forcing a fundamental rethink of cyber risk management in the public sector. As autonomous offensive capabilities accelerate vulnerability discovery and exploitation, traditional compliance-driven approaches are no longer enough. This session examines why the future of cybersecurity depends on hyper-prioritization, autonomous remediation, safe exploit validation, and operational risk management frameworks that help security teams move faster than attackers. From the shrinking window between disclosure and exploitation to the concept of Risk Operations Centers (ROC), this conversation looks at how federal agencies can evolve from dashboard overload to real operational outcomes. Download the Broken Physics of Remediation Report: https://www.qualys.com/forms/whitepapers/the-broken-physics-of-remediation Learn more about Post Mythos Autonomous Remediation: https://www.qualys.com/post-mythos-autonomous-remediation This session is part of the official ROCon Public Sector 2026 series from Qualys. Subscribe for more conversations with public sector cybersecurity leaders, and stay tuned for future ROCon events.

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