Fortinet’s Global Director of Threat Intelligence and Adversarial AI Research explores the trends revealed in the latest Global Threat Landscape Report from FortiGuard Labs, including a surge in AI-enabled cybercrime. As AI optimizes and accelerates attack techniques, here’s how cyber defenders should respond.
Segment Resources:
This segment is sponsored by Fortinet . Visit https://securityweekly.com/fortinetrsac to learn more about them!
Read the interview summary from SC Media here: Aamir Lakhani on trends in Fortinet’s 2026 Global Threat Landscape Report
- 0:00 - – RSAC 2026 Day 3 Kickoff & Intro
- 0:30 - – Meet Amir Lakhani (Fortinet Threat Intelligence & AI Research)
- 0:57 - – What is Adversarial AI? (AI Used for Attacks)
- 01:51 - – How Hackers Use AI: Prompt Injection & Model Exploits
- 02:37 - – From Red Teaming to AI-Powered Cyber Attacks
- 03:26 - – Real-World AI Attack Simulation (Firewall Demo)
- 04:26 - – Cyber Threat Trends: Efficiency Over Complexity
- 05:38 - – Stolen Credentials & “Hackers Just Log In”
- 06:04 - – Dark Web Tactics & Repackaged Malware with AI
- 07:19 - – AI-Powered Cybercrime Tools Explained
- 08:00 - – Social Engineering at Scale with AI Agents
- 09:15 - – Machine-Speed Attacks vs Human Defenses
- 10:35 - – The Rise of Rogue AI & Dark Web Models
- 11:20 - – Future of AI Security: Prompt Injection Risks
- 12:43 - – State-Sponsored Attacks & AI Evolution
- 13:47 - – WormGPT & Unrestricted AI Threats
- 14:06 - – Explosion of Non-Human Identities & Agents
- 14:54 - – AI Agents Creating Other AI Agents
- 15:24 - – The Future: Massive Paradigm Shift in Cybersecurity
- 15:44 - – AI as Defender: Real-Time Threat Detection Example
- 16:29 - – Final Thoughts & RSAC 2026 Wrap-Up
Aamir Lakhani is a cybersecurity researcher and practitioner with Fortinet and FortiGuard Labs, with over 15 years of experience in the security industry. He is responsible for providing IT security solutions to major commercial and federal enterprise organizations. Lakhani is considered an industry leader in support of detailed architectural engagement and projects on topics related to cyber deference, mobile application threats, malware and advanced persistent threat (APT) research. Previously, Lakhani designed cyber solutions for defense intelligence agencies, and has assisted organizations in defending themselves from active strive-back perpetrated by underground cyber groups. Lakhani’s areas of expertise include FortiGuard, fundamentals of network protection, cyber defense, mobile application threats, malware and APT research.
