All 2026 Conference Sessions

Gartner Security & Risk Management Summit 2026 dives deep into key topics for cybersecurity leaders around AI, leadership, cloud security and more to help you address your organization’s mission-critical challenges.

2026 Conference Theme

Smarter, Faster, Stronger … Together

In an environment characterized by tariffs, global instability, regulations, an expanding threat landscape and AI, the cybersecurity community must gain and share insight faster. Together, we are smarter and stronger. Join us to explore topics including cybersecurity strategy and vision, leadership, AI, metrics, risk, resilience, cloud security, data security, security culture, and more.

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Wednesday, 22 July, 2026

03:00 PM - 03:45 PM JST

Ask the Expert: Ransomware: What Should You Prepare and to What Extent?
Hiroyuki Suzuki, Director Analyst, Gartner
Many companies have already implemented ransomware countermeasures. However, what is critical now is not only preventing incidents but also preparing for when they occur. Key considerations include investigation and analysis, forensic response, decisions regarding ransom demands, consulting with experts, reporting obligations, public disclosure, and measures to prevent recurrence. In this session, we will explain these key points and work with participants to explore the most effective responses. ... Show More Show Less

03:00 PM - 03:30 PM JST

Outlook for SOC: The Ultimate Cybersecurity Remix
Kevin Schmidt, Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
The era of the siloed SOC is over. To handle modern threats, security leaders must integrate Incident Response, Threat Hunting, and Exposure Management into a single, synchronized ecosystem. This session will outline the strategic roadmap to the "Ultimate Cybersecurity Remix," where diverse security areas work together to extract maximum value from existing investments. ... Show More Show Less

03:00 PM - 03:30 PM JST

Seeing Your Organization Through the Eyes of an Attacker
Paul Furtado, Distinguished VP Analyst, Gartner
Understanding the attack surface is key to defending your organization. Today’s threats don’t respect boundaries — your attack surface is everywhere. Are you defending what matters or guessing in the dark? Seeing through the eyes of an attacker is the key to building true resilience. ... Show More Show Less

04:30 PM - 05:00 PM JST

High-Value AI Use Cases for IAM
Paul Rabinovich, VP Analyst, Gartner
While AI holds promise for automation and efficiency, not all IAM use cases are equally suited for AI enablement. This session will walk through Gartner research related to AI for IAM use cases, including agentic AI, and help cybersecurity leaders focus their AI adoption plans on the most beneficial use cases. ... Show More Show Less
Thursday, 23 July, 2026

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM JST

Technical Insights: Four Strategies for SIEM Cost Reduction
Kevin Schmidt, Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
Are soaring SIEM costs forcing you to choose between visibility, retention and budget? With exploding log volumes and ingestion-based pricing, SOCs face tough trade-offs. This session covers four practical strategies — selective use case design, detection at the edge, advanced ETL pipelines and affordable storage — to help you optimize SIEM spend. ... Show More Show Less

12:30 PM - 01:00 PM JST

How to Stop Deepfake Identity Impersonation Attacks
Paul Rabinovich, VP Analyst, Gartner
Attackers are increasingly using deepfakes to try and defeat automated voice biometrics and identity verification processes. Additionally, IAM and security leaders are dealing with deepfake-augmented social engineering, such as attackers impersonating company executives to request money transfers from employees. Join this session to learn about the current state of the art in deepfake detection and approaches to mitigation. ... Show More Show Less
Friday, 24 July, 2026

12:30 PM - 01:00 PM JST

Magic Quadrant for Security Information and Event Management
Kikuko Kawase, Principal Analyst, Gartner
Since AI is a new element in security operations, selecting a SIEM has become more challenging. Not only are core selection criteria like log collection capabilities, correlation analysis and features like LLMs important, but the ability to adapt to evolving future security requirements and the extensibility of the tool are also becoming key factors in SIEM selection. In this session, we explain the key points for selecting a SIEM based on the Magic Quadrant. ... Show More Show Less

12:30 PM - 01:00 PM JST

Ransomware Reloaded: How AI Is Reshaping the Threat and the Defense
Paul Furtado, Distinguished VP Analyst, Gartner
As AI rapidly advances, it is transforming the ransomware landscape, empowering both attackers and defenders. This session explores how threat actors use AI to accelerate the success of their cyberattacks, while security leaders turn to AI tools for faster detection and response. This session offers a look at the evolving AI-powered threat environment and provides actionable insights on adapting defenses, updating playbooks and preparing for the next generation of intelligent cyber extortion. ... Show More Show Less

02:15 PM - 02:45 PM JST

Technical Insights: How to Keep Your Access Management Implementation Up to Date
Paul Rabinovich, VP Analyst, Gartner
New requirements such as zero-trust mandates, IAM modernization, deeper support for legacy applications and improving resilience demand continuous change in organizations' AM implementations. In this session we will discuss how to adapt AM to new identity trends and threats. ... Show More Show Less

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“I attended to gather the latest security trends. The sessions covered various topics from technology to human skills, which were useful for my work. I also learned that generative AI is a key topic, as it was featured in many sessions.”

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