Security leaders are asked to make high-stakes decisions based on risk scores, heat maps, and predictive models but too often those signals are built on assumptions rather than evidence. As exploitation accelerates and attack paths grow more complex, leaders face a critical question: Which risks truly deserve attention and investment?
Exploit, Don't Trust is a thought leadership series for security and risk decision-makers navigating this challenge. Bringing together industry voices and experienced security leaders, the series examines why theoretical risk alone is no longer sufficient and how an exploit-aware, evidence-driven mindset can improve prioritization, accountability, and outcomes.
Across the sessions, speakers will explore:
- Why common risk metrics often misalign with real-world attacker behavior
- How exploitation trends change what “high risk” actually means
- The difference between reporting risk and reducing it
- Why cyber confidence is often misplaced (why organizations believe they’re secure when they’re not)
Designed for directors, security leaders, and executives responsible for cyber risk strategy, this series focuses on how to make better risk decisions—cutting through noise, challenging inherited models, and aligning security investments to what demonstrably threatens the business.
March 18, 2026
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM PT
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Featuring
Patrick Garrity
Security Research
Prof. Dan Haagman
CEO, Chaleit, Author
Chris Hughes
Founder, Resilient Cyber; VP Security Strategy, Zenity; Author
Ron Eddings
Hacker Valley Media
Lance Seelbach
Global Cybersecurity Lead, Americas and Global Lead Cybersecurity AI/Automation
Saeed Abbasi
Sr. Manager, Qualys Threat Research Unit (TRU)
Patrick Garrity
Security Research
Prof. Dan Haagman
CEO, Chaleit, Author
Chris Hughes
Founder, Resilient Cyber; VP Security Strategy, Zenity; Author
Ron Eddings
Hacker Valley Media
Lance Seelbach
Global Cybersecurity Lead, Americas and Global Lead Cybersecurity AI/Automation
Saeed Abbasi
Sr. Manager, Qualys Threat Research Unit (TRU)
Agenda
9:00 - 9:15 AM PTOpening Perspectives on Cyber Risk
Ron Eddings
9:15 - 9:45 AM PTRethinking Cyber Risk in the Age of AI
Sumedh Thakar
Prof. Dan Haagman
9:45 - 10:30 AM PTTurning Vulnerability Intelligence into Measurable Risk Reduction
Patrick Garrity
Saeed Abbasi
10:30 - 11 AM PTTo be Announced
Chris Hughes
11 - 11:30 AM PTTo be Announced
Lance Seelbach
11:30 am - Noon PTBridging the Gap Between Probability to Confirmed Exploitability
Himanshu Kathpal
Saeed Abbasi
