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Akif Khan
VP Analyst
Gartner
Speaker Bio
Akif Khan, Ph.D, is a VP Analyst within Gartner Research focused on:
(1) Identity verification in digital channels: how do you gain sufficient confidence in the identity of a user?;
(2) Deepfake detection: how do you detect the use of deepfakes across a range of cybersecurity use cases?
(3) Preventing account takeover (ATO): how do you detect and stop attackers accessing a victim's account?;
(4) Bot/agent management: how do you manage bots and AI agents on customer-facing interfaces?;
(5) Protecting organizations against attackers using AI (e.g. use of frontier models such as Mythos)
(6) Implementing IAM controls to enable secure use of AI agents.
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(1) Identity verification in digital channels: how do you gain sufficient confidence in the identity of a user?;
(2) Deepfake detection: how do you detect the use of deepfakes across a range of cybersecurity use cases?
(3) Preventing account takeover (ATO): how do you detect and stop attackers accessing a victim's account?;
(4) Bot/agent management: how do you manage bots and AI agents on customer-facing interfaces?;
(5) Protecting organizations against attackers using AI (e.g. use of frontier models such as Mythos)
(6) Implementing IAM controls to enable secure use of AI agents.
Sessions
Tuesday, 09 March, 2027 10:30 AM - 11:15 AM GMT
Ask the Analyst: How Do I Defend My Business Against Deepfakes?
Akif Khan,
VP Analyst, Gartner
In this session you can ask a Gartner expert about specific challenges that your business may be having with deepfakes — from attacks on biometric identity verification, to attackers calling your contact center and impersonating customers, to attackers calling your employees and pretending to be executives.
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Tuesday, 09 March, 2027 02:45 PM - 03:15 PM GMT
How to Protect Your IT Service Desk From Social Engineering Attacks
Akif Khan,
VP Analyst, Gartner
This session would be based on high DPV note on this topic. The service desk is the Achilles heel of most orgs, with attackers like Scattered Spider targeting it to take advantage of poor IAM workflows and weak account recovery processes. This session will focus on strengthening your defenses.
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