Virtual

Italy CISO Community

Town Hall

1 December 2026 | 09:00 CET

1 December 2026
09:00 CET

Autonomous Defense — Confronting Inverted Attack Cycles with Agentic SOC Automation

Connect with peers in the Italy CISO Community for an interactive, virtual panel discussion focused on current issues and top priorities for CISOs. Hear perspectives from leading practitioners, share your own experiences and gain practical insights on emerging challenges and opportunities.

Join fellow CISOs in the Italy community to discuss:

The Reality Of AI-Driven Exploit Velocity And Inverted Risk

Unifying IT Operations And SecOps Through Agentic Automation

Shifting From Reactive Incident Response To Real-Time Prevention

Discussion Leaders

Members of the Italy CISO community will lead the interactive discussion and share lessons learned.

Haider Pasha

Palo Alto Networks

VP & Chief Security Officer, EMEA

Moderator

Agenda

1 December 2026

09:00 - 10:00  CET

Autonomous Defense — Confronting Inverted Attack Cycles with Agentic SOC Automation

Cybercriminals now use advanced AI to find vulnerabilities and launch attacks within minutes, long before security teams can apply patches. For IT and security leaders, manual processes can no longer keep up with this speed or protect business continuity. Defending modern digital infrastructure requires moving from slow, reactive workflows to automated, real-time prevention. This town hall explores how CIOs and CISOs can align IT operations and security through autonomous SOC workflows, strict access governance, and real-time controls to stop AI-driven threats without disrupting operations.

Join this town hall to learn:

  • How AI-driven attacks compress threat timelines from days to minutes 

  • Key steps to integrate agentic automation across IT and SecOps teams 

  • How to replace slow manual triage with real-time, automated defense 

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Community Program Manager

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