AI security in practice: threats, tools & the human layer

Hosted by West Midlands Cyber Hub.

The West Midlands Cyber Hub is a collaborative initiative dedicated to strengthening the region’s cyber resilience, innovation, and skills ecosystem. Bringing together industry, academia, and government, the Hub supports the growth of cybersecurity businesses, fosters talent development, and promotes best practices across organisations of all sizes. Through partnerships, events, and strategic programmes, it positions the West Midlands as a leading centre for cyber excellence in the UK.

Join us at West Midlands Cyber Hub on April 29th, 2026 at 17:00 for a laid-back dive into the world of AI security.

AI is reshaping both the threat landscape and the defender's toolkit — faster than most teams can keep up with. Whether you're thinking about AI-powered attacks, governance challenges, or how to evaluate the wave of AI security tools hitting the market, this evening brings West Midlands cybersecurity professionals together for honest conversation and practical takeaways.

Joining us straight after the National Security Show? Perfect timing. Grab a pie, find a seat, and carry the conversation forward with your local ISC2 community.

2 CPE credits toward your ISC2 certification Attendance counts toward your CISSP, CC, or other ISC2 certification renewal.

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Pies on us, Coming straight from the National Security Show? We've got you covered. Pies will be available from 5:00 PM so you can eat and network at the same time.

• Security practitioners, architects and analysts
• CISOs and security managers evaluating AI tooling
• GRC and compliance professionals navigating AI governance
• Developers building or securing AI-integrated systems
• ISC2 members looking for local CPE opportunities
• Anyone attending the National Security Show who wants to keep the conversation going

Info: Pies served. Grab a drink and meet the community.

Info: ISC2 West Midlands Chapter leadership

Info: This talk explores how security practitioner sentiment toward AI is evolving, highlighting growing scepticism, shifting risk priorities, and the normalization of issues such as shadow AI and hallucinations. It explores emerging threat patterns (particularly agentic AI attacks, social engineering of language models, and vulnerabilities in AI frameworks) while framing these risks within both traditional cybersecurity concepts and AI-specific dynamics. Finally, it introduces approaches to measuring and mitigating AI risk, emphasizing the importance of layered defences, adversarial testing, and continuous evaluation as AI systems become more autonomous and integrated into critical workflows.

Info: AI is moving fast, and so are the risks that come with it. One of the biggest challenges is that AI risk is not always easy to measure in the way we are used to. It is not just about technical vulnerabilities. It is also about trust, data leakage, shadow AI, decision making, and accountability. In this session, I’ll talk about why AI security feels different from traditional security, why that makes it harder to assess what really matters, and what organisations should be thinking about as AI adoption continues to grow.

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