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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

Supply Chain, Dependency and Provenance Risk

Hacking, Red Teaming

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AI/ML and Emerging Attack Surfaces

Cloud, Infrastructure and Supply Chain Attacks

Initial Access and Exploitation

Post-Exploitation and Red Team Operations

Social Engineering, Physical and Hardware Attacks

Tool Development, Bug Bounty and Vulnerability Research

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Digital Sovereignty

International Norms, Standards and Cooperation

National Security, Geopolitics and Cyber Conflict

Privacy, Surveillance and Civil Liberties

Public Policy, Regulatory Reform and Enforcement

Strategic Competition in AI and Quantum Capability

Leadership, Governance and Accountability

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Aligning Cyber Investment to Organisational Outcomes

Board Oversight, Assurance and Risk Appetite

Crisis Leadership and Executive Response

Cyber Governance, Ownership and Accountability Models

Executive Decision-Making Under Uncertainty

Governing Autonomous and AI-Driven Systems

People, Culture and Workforce

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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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Umpiring AI decisions: The Decision Review System (DRS) framework for contestable and board-ready security governance

Akhilesh Das

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11:50 am

Room 218

Leadership, Governance and Accountability

Executive Decision-Making Under Uncertainty

A cricket umpire's decision review framework translates into a governance model for making AI outputs contestable, logged and defensible under audit.

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