Events

EdgeCon Autumn 2026

Montclair State University
Montclair, New Jersey

The Cyber Threats Targeting Your Organization Now

11:00 am - 12:00 pm CDT

Cybersecurity has become one of the most consequential issues facing organizations of every size, a priority that is no longer optional or no longer someone else’s job. As organizations race to adopt AI, cloud, and hybrid work models, attackers are moving just as fast, weaponizing the same technologies to outpace traditional defenses.

AI-powered attacks now operate at machine speed, meaning human-based incident response and decision-making struggle to keep up when networks can be infiltrated and compromised in seconds.

The result is a threat landscape defined less by isolated incidents and more by scale, speed, and sophistication. Identity-based attacks now account for roughly 30% of all intrusions, with attackers increasingly using stolen credentials or session tokens rather than breaking in through technical exploits.

This session cuts through the noise to focus on the threats that matter most right now and the practical steps security leaders and employees alike can take to build real resilience, not just react to the latest headline.

Key Takeaways

Attendees will learn:

• How attackers are weaponizing AI and how defenders can fight back at the same speed
• Why ransomware remains the most costly and disruptive threat organizations face
• The rise of identity-based attacks and why credentials are the new perimeter
• Phishing’s evolution: deepfakes, business email compromise, and AI-generated lures that make “spotting the scam” harder than ever
• Supply chain and third-party risk as an expanding blind spot
• Why chasing the threat of the month undermines real cyber resilience
• Practical, low-cost steps every employee can take to reduce organizational risk

If you can’t make it, that’s okay. We will be recording the event and it will be on demand. We hope to see you there!