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INTELLIGENT SECURITY TESTING

AI is reshaping cyber threats. Sandro Nafzger explains why traditional pentests fall short and why intelligent security testing matters.

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SIEM / Threat Analytics / SOCData CenterNetwork Security / Patch ManagementManaged Security Services / HostingGovernance, Riskmanagement and Compliance

When & Where

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Tue, 10/27/2026 12:15 PM - 12:30 PM

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Forum A, Booth 6-216

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  • Format:

    Management lecture

  • Language:

    German

Session description

Speaker: Sandro Nafzger

Security testing has traditionally worked in snapshots: test, find the problems, fix them, and test again later.
But this model no longer works in an AI-driven environment changing at unprecedented speed. Organisations need to evolve their defenses just as fast.

AI is accelerating changes to the attack surface while giving attackers greater speed and capability. A point-in-time test can therefore become outdated almost as soon as it is completed.

In a recent open letter, AI leaders including OpenAI, Anthropic, Google and Microsoft warned that AI-enabled attacks will become far more widespread and sophisticated, and called for defenses to be continuously tested against the most advanced AI-enabled cyber threats. Sandro Nafzger e ...
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