Dallas Cybersecurity Conference

Analyzing a real-world cybersecurity attack, we’ll step through how the attack unfolds and present specifics on tactics and tools to combat the threat.

AI transformation is not just about deploying new tools; it is about confronting the fact that many of the rules, controls, and assumptions organizations rely on today no longer apply. In this session, Richard Bird explains why familiar mechanisms like identity and access policies, data loss prevention, privacy controls, and acceptable use policies begin to break down when AI systems are introduced into everyday workflows. As AI tools generate, transform, and act on data in ways that are non-deterministic, fast-moving, and increasingly autonomous, organizations discover that “this is how we’ve always done it” becomes a liability rather than a safeguard. Using real-world examples, this talk shows how trying to force AI into legacy governance models creates blind spots, weakens accountability, and gives leaders a false sense of control. AI transformation requires rethinking processes, policies, and governance from the ground up, not simply extending old rules to new tools.