Artificial intelligence is not only revolutionizing business and technology landscape, it’s also fundamentally changing the rules of the cyber security game! New questions are being asked: What is the impact of the EU AI Act on your AI Governance? How do I protect AI in the company against attacks on AI and AI agents? What essential role does Identity play? 
Enhanced deployment of agentic AI in business process will further increase the volume and impact of cyber attacks, with the inherit risks of agentic AI deployments to be covered. A revised approach on security architecture and AI-driven cyber defense operations is needed, based on a common understanding of digital sovereignty.

AI is reshaping cybersecurity. Explore the impact of agentic AI, the EU AI Act, identity, and new security architectures for cyber defense and digital sovereignty in the evolving AI landscape.

Ralf Schneider is globally responsible for Cyber Security Consulting at Deutsche Telekom Security since 2021 and for the strategic topic of AI Security since 2024.
Until 2020, he worked at Detecon International in various roles, most recently as Managing Partner for Business Technology Strategy & Transformation and Interim CEO. After studying theoretical chemistry, he managed international projects as a consultant for IT outsourcing at T-Systems International / debis Systemhaus from 1999 to 2006.

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Ralf Schneider

Head of Cyber Security Consulting & Head of AI Security, Telekom Security

Cybersecurity in the age of AI

This panel cuts through the noise, revealing how autonomous AI is already reshaping the attack landscape once it touches real enterprise systems.
Senior industry leaders show why traditional cybersecurity principles still decide success or failure in an AI-driven world.
You’ll learn why standardized agent platforms and governance are becoming a strategic necessity, not an option.
And why one question matters above all: who is the AI agent acting as — why a non-human identity is mandatory!

Discover how autonomous AI is changing enterprise cyber threats. Experts reveal why traditional security, standardized agent platforms, and non-human identity are crucial in the AI era.

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