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Keynote
16.30 - 16.55
Topic Speaker
Guardians of Cybersecurity: Attacking AI Bots, the Quantum Threat, and Turbulent Political Times
Name and Title
Martin Gegenleitner
Technical Consultant
Room Name
The Visionary Hub
Martin Gegenleitner
Martin Gegenleitner has been with Thales since May 2020 and works as a Presales consultant in the DACH region. His current topics are hardware security modules, key and secrets management in the context of hybrid and (multi-)cloud environments.
Mr. Gegenleitner began his career in 2016 at a Thales distributor and was responsible for presales, professional service and support for the Thales product portfolio. As a member of the CISO team of a large international Austrian corporation, he faced the challenges of a multi-layered, distributed IT security landscape.
Martin Gegenleitner studied Secure Information Systems at the University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria on the Hagenberg campus, where he completed his Master's degree.
TOPIC
The digital world is entering a new era of threats: AI-driven attack bots are automating cyberattacks on an unprecedented scale, while advances in quantum computing challenge existing encryption standards. At the same time, political instability and global tensions create an environment where cyberattacks are increasingly used as weapons. This presentation explores the current and emerging challenges in cybersecurity — and highlights the critical role of the "guardians" working to protect businesses, governments, and societies against these evolving risks.
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Nov 6th, 2025
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