As threat actors increasingly harness AI for reconnaissance, evasion and large-scale attacks, security leaders are adopting AI-powered defenses to keep pace.

But can defensive AI truly outsmart offensive AI, or are we entering an arms race with unpredictable consequences? This session explores the evolving landscape of AI-powered cybersecurity, weighing the opportunities and risks of using machine intelligence to detect, defend and respond in real time.

In this insightful discussion, Vrijesh Pandey, executive director - cybersecurity engineering at Optus, and Daryl Pereira, CISO - APAC of Google, discuss:

• How offensive AI is transforming the threat landscape through automation, obfuscation and scale;
• How defensive AI can be deployed to accelerate detection, reduce response time and anticipate attack patterns;
• The strategic, ethical and operational implications of an AI vs. AI security paradigm - and its impact on enterprise defense planning.