Track
Date & Time
Thursday, April 23, 2026, 12:10 PM - 1:00 PM
Room Location
Armadillo
Session Code
TR3C
Name
Deeper Dive Into The Evolution of Advanced State Actors
Description
State actors continue to present a significant threat to UK and global cyber security, aided by an evolving cyber intrusion sector. In this session, experts from across the threat intelligence community reflect on trends and themes they've observed in tracking the activity and tradecraft of advanced state cyber actors. Covering both technical and strategic perspectives, the panel will look back over the last ten years, and look to the future: what’s coming next, what keeps them up at night, what should we do about it, and how do we defend our systems against the threat?
Session Keywords
AI enabled threat, Detection, response, and forensics, Threat landscape and intelligence
Speakers
Don Smith, Vice President of Threat Research, Sophos
Dr Monica Kello, Lecturer in Cyber Security and Co-Director of Cyber Security Research Group, King's College London
Saher Naumaan, Senior Threat Researcher, Proofpoint
Dr Monica Kello, Lecturer in Cyber Security and Co-Director of Cyber Security Research Group, King's College London
Saher Naumaan, Senior Threat Researcher, Proofpoint
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