All 2027 Conference Sessions

Gartner Cybersecurity & Risk Management Summit 2027 explores key cybersecurity and risk topics, including AI governance, strategy and innovation, risk management, and cloud and data security, to help you address your organization’s mission-critical challenges.

2027 Conference Theme

Accelerate Value. Deliver Intelligently.

To lead in the digital era, organizations must accelerate value and deliver intelligently. This event is designed as a rallying call and a roadmap for future-ready IT infrastructure and operations leaders. This is your invitation to dive deep into value-centric transformation, data-driven intelligence, strategic AI enablement and human empowerment to ensure that you, your teams and your technology thrive alongside one another. Stop just managing infrastructure — accelerate value and deliver intelligently.

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Monday, 15 March, 2027

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM AEDT

Gartner Top Strategic Technology Trend - AI Security Platforms
Dennis Xu, VP Analyst, Gartner
AI security platforms are emerging technologies to safeguard your third-party AI usage and custom-built AI applications. Join this session to discover how AISPs address critical AI security risks; including data leakage, topic abuse, prompt injection, jailbreaks and system prompt leakage. We will also examine how startups and established vendors are building, partnering or acquiring capabilities to compete in the AI security landscape. ... Show More Show Less

12:00 PM - 12:30 PM AEDT

How to Hire an Agentic SOC Worker
Eric Ahlm, Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
Is adding AI agents into security operations a technology or talent acquisition? This presentation talks about how to evaluate AI SOC agents for security operations by comparing the selection process as if it was treated as a new hire. Interesting use cases, key capabilities and evaluation process and justification of AI in the SOC are discussed. ... Show More Show Less

02:00 PM - 02:30 PM AEDT

The Revolution Will Not Be Televised: Adapting Agentic AI Into Your AppSec Practice
Steve Santos, Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
AI is everywhere and seemingly in everything. What impact does it have in application security? Can I finally forget about AppSec and just let AI do all the work? Short answer: no, but there are a number of ways in which agentic AI is showing up in AppSec that you can leverage today. In this session we'll go over some of the current uses of AI in AppSec, what is on the horizon, and how IT leaders can evaluate and leverage this today. ... Show More Show Less

03:45 PM - 04:30 PM AEDT

Ask the Analyst: How Cybersecurity Leaders are Investing in AI
Rob McMillan, Distinguished VP Analyst, Gartner
As the results of AI adoption initiatives continue to draw scrutiny and "AI regret" grows, cybersecurity leaders must ensure that their AI investments are targeted, effective and well-framed. It can also be difficult to benchmark AI spending and budgeting strategies to industry means. In this session, we'll address these challenges and answer some fundamental questions around AI investment in cybersecurity. ... Show More Show Less

03:45 PM - 04:15 PM AEDT

Cyber Managers: How to Interview and Hire an AI Agent for Your SOC
Eric Ahlm, Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
Using AI to perform some duties in your security operations center is a reality now, but raises new challenges for security operations leaders. This sessions discusses the practical uses and jobs AI SOC agents can do for you, and what you need to know as a hiring manager how to evaluate new AI technologies for the job, and manage their performance to do what is expected for the role. ... Show More Show Less
Tuesday, 16 March, 2027

10:15 AM - 10:45 AM AEDT

State of AI in Cyber
Craig Lawson, VP Analyst, Gartner
This is a flagship session talking through the impact of AI on cybersecurity. Show Less

11:45 AM - 12:30 PM AEDT

Ask the Analyst: Using AI for Cybersecurity
This open-ended session is an opportunity for attendees to ask any questions they have about AI and cybersecurity. “What is the best AI for cybersecurity?” “What should we expect from AI in the future?” “Should I wait or trust my vendor about this new GenAI feature?”, are some of the questions that will be answered. ... Show More Show Less

04:15 PM - 04:45 PM AEDT

"Use AI Like a Threat Actor" and Other Strategies for AI in Cyber Defense
Craig Porter, Director Analyst, Gartner
Join us for this session as we discuss how you can use AI in the way APTs are using it, for shortening the times for living-off-the-land hacking from weeks and months to hours and days. We will provide the full stratagem for this, as well as several others, including ways to wire cyber business intelligence into your SOC using AI. ... Show More Show Less

04:15 PM - 04:45 PM AEDT

AI and Adaptive DLP: Transformation, Challenges and the Future of Data Loss Prevention
Angela Zhao, Sr Director, Team Manager BTI, Gartner
AI-driven adaptive DLP is redefining data protection, enabling organizations to dynamically respond to evolving threats and business needs. This session explores how machine learning and automation are transforming traditional DLP controls, offering greater precision and flexibility. Learn practical strategies for implementing AI-powered DLP, managing associated risks and overcoming common adoption challenges. ... Show More Show Less

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“Quality presentations with incisive and interesting topics. Would recommend to cyber and risk professionals alike.”

Craig Thompson
IT Risk Manager, Hollard

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