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Craig Lawson
VP Analyst
Gartner
Speaker Topics
- Using AI in Cybersecurity
- Security Talent, Skills and Wellbeing
- Managing Threats, Vulnerabilities and Exposures
Speaker Bio
Craig Lawson is a Research Vice President with Gartner, focusing on SASE, Security Service Edge (SSE), network security, XDR (extended detection and response), IPS/IDS/NDR, SIEM, log management, exposure and vulnerability management, threat intelligence, managed detection and response (MDR), zero trust, and cloud security.
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Sessions
Monday, 15 March, 2027 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM AEDT
Frontier AI Models Demand a Defense-in-Depth Approach to Vulnerability and Exposure Management
Craig Lawson,
VP Analyst, Gartner
Frontier AI has revolutionized vulnerability discovery. Static "patch-only" strategies are ineffective. Cybersecurity leaders must adopt a "compensate first, patch as fast as you can, but as slow as you have to" mindset, utilizing defense-in-depth controls to manage exposure and risk of breaches.
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Monday, 15 March, 2027 03:45 PM - 04:15 PM AEDT
We Can't Patch Our Way Out of Threat Exposure Debt
Craig Lawson,
VP Analyst, Gartner
Patch management is a topic of interest for Gartner clients. However, approaches for prioritizing remediation have been lagging for some time. This session offers insights and approaches that assist in updating and adapting vulnerability prioritization, and in building support and collaboration from information security partners.
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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.
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Tuesday, 16 March, 2027 11:45 AM - 12:15 PM AEDT
Staffing the SOC in 2030
Craig Lawson,
VP Analyst, Gartner
This session will explore the impact of the adoption of agentic AI technologies on SOC staffing levels, skillsets and guide participants into areas they will need to make human capital investments in to maintain the relevance of the SOC into 2030.
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