The cybersecurity landscape is undergoing a radical shift. AI is no longer just a productivity accelerator for developers and analysts—it has become actively weaponized by sophisticated threat actors to discover and exploit vulnerabilities at unprecedented speed. We'll discuss Google’s own approach to combating today’s threats and the need for security teams to transform vulnerability management with machine-speed defense.
Segment Resources:
https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/identity-security/introducing-google-ai-threat-defense https://cloud.google.com/security/ai-threat-defense https://services.google.com/fh/files/misc/ebookgooglecloudsecurityaithreatdefense.pdf https://services.google.com/fh/files/misc/whitepapercombatingaidriventhreatsgooglemachinespeed_defense.pdf
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- 0:00 - Introduction to Black Hat 2026 and Google Threat Intelligence
- 0:31 - AI Innovation and Cybersecurity Challenges
- 01:10 - Tracking Cybercriminals, State Actors, and Threats
- 01:43 - AI and Industrial Control System Security
- 03:16 - Machine Speed vs Human Speed in Cyber Attacks
- 03:33 - AI, Zero Days, and Faster Exploitation
- 07:04 - Google’s Approach to Threat Intelligence and AI
- 08:49 - Using AI to Find and Fix Vulnerabilities
- 10:34 - Bridging Security and Development Teams
- 11:25 - Using Intelligence to Guide Cyber Risk Management
- 13:01 - AI vs Traditional Security Hygiene
- 13:40 - Multi-Modal AI Defense Strategies
- 14:57 - AI Guardrails and Incident Response
- 15:38 - The Rapid Evolution of AI Cybersecurity
- 16:25 - Closing Remarks and Black Hat 2026 Coverage
John Hultquist is Chief Analyst at Google Threat Intelligence Group, having come to Google through its acquisition of Mandiant. John has over 25 years of experience in intelligence and special operations, principally covering emerging threats in cyber espionage. His team found and first publicly exposed the Russian threat actor best known as Sandworm. John is the founder of CYBERWARCON and SLEUTHCON, and he teaches at Johns Hopkins University. He is also a veteran of the US Army.
