Artificial intelligence is transforming cybersecurity on both sides of the battlefield. While organizations are rapidly adopting AI to improve business productivity, advanced AI models are simultaneously being adopted by attackers for vulnerability discovery, exploit development, cyber reconnaissance, and attack automation. The result is a fundamental shift in cyber risk that requires a shift away from traditional assumptions regarding patch cycles, vulnerability prioritization, governance, and incident response to address machine-speed threats and increasingly autonomous attackers.

Outline: 

1. The AI Cyber Tipping Point (10 Min)
2. Why AI Requires an Enterprise-Wide Response (7 Min)
3. The New Rules of Vulnerability Management (10 min)
4. The Future of Cyber Defense - AI vs AI (10 min)
5. Governance, Audit, and Regulatory Implications (8 min)
6. Closing: Five Actions for the Next 90 Days (8 min)
7. Questions (7 min)

About the Presenter:

Brian Fitzgerald is a Senior Manager in EY’s Financial Services Cybersecurity Consulting practice with more than 20 years of cybersecurity leadership and hands-on experience. He advises senior executives and boards on cybersecurity strategy, transformation, risk management, and enterprise resilience. Brian is particularly focused on how frontier AI is changing the speed, scale, and nature of cyber risk, and on helping organizations prepare for increasingly automated threats. He brings a practical perspective that connects emerging technology, security operations, governance, and business risk.