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      Conference Topics at a Glance

      Explore the most pressing issues influencing cybersecurity today and the emerging trends shaping tomorrow. From evolving threats to new technologies and regulatory change, discover the insights driving security leadership forward.

      AI Security and Governance

      Secure the responsible adoption of AI by addressing agent governance, AI-related threats, emerging regulations and the risks associated with AI-powered business processes.

      Exposure Management

      Move beyond traditional vulnerability management to continuously identify, prioritize and reduce the exposures that pose the greatest business risk.

      Postquantum Security

      Prepare for the next era of cybersecurity by building cryptographic agility, assessing quantum-related risks and developing long-term security strategies.
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      Monday, 09 March, 2026

      11:00 AM - 11:30 AM IST

      8 Essential Steps for CISOs to Elevate Their Zero Trust Journey
      Thomas Lintemuth, VP Analyst, Gartner
      Successful zero trust initiatives do not start with technology but with a series of activities that guide the first phases of the journey. This breakout will discuss eight milestones that should be completed to increase success and minimize risk. ... Show More Show Less

      11:00 AM - 11:30 AM IST

      CISO’s Outlook for Cybersecurity and AI: Building AI Resilience
      Franz Hinner, Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
      Predicting AI's impact on cybersecurity remains fluid, with some threats accelerating and others failing to materialize with the strength and impact we'd expected. In this session, we'll look at offensive and defensive use cases for generative AI spanning three-time horizons — near, far and uncertain and ambiguous. We'll share where we have consensus and where we're still debating, what is interesting and has caught our eye, as well as the dark cases we're eyeing on. ... Show More Show Less

      11:00 AM - 11:30 AM IST

      Technical Insights: Secure by Design: Engineering Secure Applications
      Manjunath Bhat, Distinguished VP Analyst, Gartner
      Secure by design is a security engineering approach that enables building software products that are foundationally secure and resilient. This session will review key tenets of the secure by design principle, such as threat modelling, secure by default and software supply chain security. ... Show More Show Less

      11:00 AM - 11:30 AM IST

      Use Security Reference Architectures to Industrialize Security-by-Design
      Richard Bartley, VP Analyst, Gartner
      Security-by-design employs a set of best-practice principles early in the architecting process to help ensure security aims are met throughout design. This session explains how to use Gartner’s resources including its reference architecture library to meet security-by-design goals. ... Show More Show Less

      12:30 PM - 01:00 PM IST

      CISO Edge: Focus on Risk Reduction, Not on Quantifying Cybersecuritys Value
      Wam Voster, VP Analyst, Gartner
      CISOs struggle to demonstrate the business value of cybersecurity investment in terms that resonate with business executives. The continuing search for an effective way of quantifying business value is a wild goose chase and an ineffective way of utilizing scarce cybersecurity resources. Rather, focus on maximizing the defined output with available resources and use qualitative narratives and limited, defensible metrics to communicate cybersecurity's value. ... Show More Show Less

      12:30 PM - 01:00 PM IST

      How to Respond to the Current Threat Landscape
      Thomas Lintemuth, VP Analyst, Gartner
      The threat landscape is a moving target. Attack campaigns might hit multiple organizations, but each enterprise should analyze its own threat landscape. Security and risk management leaders should gain baseline knowledge on optimizing prediction and prevention, knowing when detection is required, and preparing to respond when things go wrong. ... Show More Show Less

      12:45 PM - 01:15 PM IST

      5 Security Maturity Assessment Mistakes You Must Not Make
      Khushbu Pratap, VP, Team Manager, Gartner
      Cybersecurity is a board imperative leading to more CISOs being asked by board members to show how the security program is performing when compared to peers. This session will answer the following questions — why security maturity assessments are critical to strategy creation, what are the types of assessments your peers are taking to measure current statistics and how to avoid common pitfalls. Leverage the results to inform your strategy and subsequent roadmap . ... Show More Show Less

      12:45 PM - 01:15 PM IST

      Securing the Quantum Frontier: Embracing Postquantum Cryptography Today
      Sarah Almond, Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
      As quantum computing rapidly advances, the cryptographic foundations that secure our digital world face unprecedented challenges. Traditional encryption methods, which have long safeguarded sensitive data, are increasingly vulnerable to the immense computational power of quantum machines. This session delves into the critical need for transitioning to quantum-resistant encryption technologies. ... Show More Show Less

      02:30 PM - 03:00 PM IST

      Cybersecurity Isn't Ready for Agents
      Shubhangi Vashisth, Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
      Why do threat actors target humans? It's because humans have agency and the ability to break rules. What will multidomain autonomous agents possess? Precisely that same agency. As we hastily integrate a nondeterministic layer into an ecosystem built for predictability, the potential for unforeseen issues arises. In this engaging exploration of the future, Gartner experts discuss the challenges posed by agent-based systems and how insights from restaurants and biology might provide solutions. ... Show More Show Less

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