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From Threat Hunting to Identity Defense: Stopping the Modern Adversary

See how modern adversaries really attack – and why identity is becoming the new frontline. Get the latest insights from our threat hunters.

Topic

Awareness / Phishing / FraudEducation and training

When & Where

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Tue, 10/27/2026 03:00 PM - 03:15 PM

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Forum C, Booth 7-720

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Details

  • Format:

    Management lecture

  • Language:

    German

Session description

Speaker: Christoph Riese

The modern adversary is moving faster, operating across domains, and increasingly exploiting the very technologies and trusted access paths organizations rely on every day.

Drawing on frontline insights from the CrowdStrike 2026 Threat Hunting Report, this keynote reveals how today’s most sophisticated threat actors are evolving their tradecraft — from AI-accelerated operations and rapidly shrinking exploitation windows to supply chain compromise and the abuse of trusted identities to gain access to cloud and SaaS environments.

But understanding the adversary is only the beginning. As attacks increasingly move through legitimate credentials and trusted authentication flows, identity has become a critical battleground for modern defense.

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