Cybersecurity in the Age of AI: How to Defend
February 26, 2026
On Thursday, February 26, 2026, Tekistry teamed up with AWS, CrowdStrike, and Abnormal AI at The Venue at Spectrum Terrace in Irvine for an exclusive half-day session. With artificial intelligence reshaping the way organizations operate and how cybercriminals attack, the threat landscape is evolving faster than ever from sophisticated phishing campaigns to advanced cloud intrusions. This event explored how public sector leaders can strengthen their defenses in this new era.
We integrated discussions around three critical vendors. Abnormal AI provides a behavioral AI-based email security platform that learns the behavior of every identity in a cloud environment to autonomously block sophisticated, socially engineered attacks like business email compromise (BEC). When combined with CrowdStrike's endpoint protection and AWS's highly secure cloud infrastructure, organizations can build a robust, 360-degree security strategy against AI threats.
Public sector leaders from the county, Orange County Transit, and water districts joined us to explore:
- Expert perspectives on AI-driven cyber threats and real-world case studies.
- Practical strategies to defend your people, endpoints, and cloud environments.
- Next-gen SIEM tradecraft and hands-on lab scenarios leveraging CrowdStrike technologies.
- Interactive discussions with public sector peers and security leaders.
- Collaborative discussion on how these platforms work together.