Picus Security Announces 2026 Summit on Security Validation for AI-Driven Attacks
Summary
Picus Security will host a virtual summit on Oct. 14–15, 2026, featuring Mikko Hyppönen and security leaders discussing AI-driven attacks, security validation, and evidence-based remediation.
Key points
- The free, two-hour virtual event is scheduled for Oct. 14 for the Americas and Oct. 15 for EMEA and APAC.
- Mikko Hyppönen will deliver the opening keynote on how AI is changing attacker capabilities and enterprise security practices.
- Picus CTO Volkan Erturk will discuss combining exploitability validation, security-control validation, and agentic penetration testing.
- A live platform demonstration will use a CISA advisory linked to a campaign by an Iranian state-sponsored actor to illustrate assessing defenses, exposed assets, and remediation priorities.
- CISOs from the NFL, Atlassian, and a fashion brand will discuss evidence-based security decisions and measurable risk reduction.
Article Details
- Event Type
- Announcement of a free virtual cybersecurity summit focused on security validation amid AI-driven attacks.
- Impact
- No direct security incident or operational impact is reported. The event is intended to discuss how enterprises can validate exposures and security controls, prioritize remediation, and adapt to AI-driven attacks.
People
Alex San MiguelIdentified as head of information security at an unnamed fashion brand and a participant in the CISO Fireside Chat.David B. CrossIdentified as CISO at Atlassian and a participant in the CISO Fireside Chat.Mikko HyppönenCybersecurity expert and author announced as the summit's opening keynote speaker.Ron EddingsFounder of Hacker Valley Media; scheduled to host a session demonstrating the Picus Platform.Tomás MaldonadoIdentified as CISO at the National Football League and a participant in the CISO Fireside Chat.Volkan ErturkPicus Security co-founder and CTO; scheduled to present on security testing in the AI era.
Vendors
Products
Picus PlatformThe summit will continue with “From Advisory to Answer: The Picus Platform, Live.” Hosted by Ron Eddings, founder of Hacker Valley Media, the session will follow a real-world scenario involving a CISA advisory linked toPicus Swarmspans Breach and Attack Simulation, Autonomous Penetration Testing and Exposure Validation, unified by Picus Swarm, a swarm of AI agents that runs the whole validation loop continuously with human oversight.