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Building Secure Technology

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Autonomous and AI-Enabled Systems Security

Data Protection, Cryptography and Long-Horizon Confidentiality Risk

Identity-Centric Design and Zero-Trust Architectures

Post-Quantum Cryptography and Cryptographic Transition Planning

Secure Architecture and System Design

Software and Application Security

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Cloud, Infrastructure and Supply Chain Attacks

Initial Access and Exploitation

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Social Engineering, Physical and Hardware Attacks

Tool Development, Bug Bounty and Vulnerability Research

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National Security, Geopolitics and Cyber Conflict

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Strategic Competition in AI and Quantum Capability

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Aligning Cyber Investment to Organisational Outcomes

Board Oversight, Assurance and Risk Appetite

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Cyber Governance, Ownership and Accountability Models

Executive Decision-Making Under Uncertainty

Governing Autonomous and AI-Driven Systems

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Ethical Boundaries of AI Use in Cyber Work

Human–Machine Teaming and Skill Displacement Risk

Human Risk, Judgement and Decision-Making Under Pressure

Professional Practice, Ethics and Standards

Security Culture and Behavioural Change

Wellbeing, Burnout and Retention

Workforce Pathways, Skills and Career Sustainability

Running Secure Operations

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Algorithmic Decision Risk in Detection and Response

Automation, Orchestration and Operational Resilience

Incident Response, Crisis Coordination and Recovery

Operational Limits and Failure Modes of AI-Assisted Security

Security Operations Centres and Continuous Monitoring

Threat Intelligence, Detection and Adversary Behaviour

Vulnerability, Exposure and Attack Surface Management

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Where should AI be refused? Human limits, cyber risk, and the boundaries of automation

Pauline Willis, Oliver Guidetti & Timothy Bednall

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14 Oct

3:50 pm

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4:30 pm

Room 203

Running Secure Operations

Operational Limits and Failure Modes of AI-Assisted Security

Automation in cyber security can erode judgement and obscure accountability, and this panel debates when AI use should be constrained or refused.

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