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Akif Khan
VP Analyst
Gartner
Speaker Topics
- Using AI in Cybersecurity
- Resilience
- Partnering Across the Business
- Security Awareness, Behaviour and Culture
- Managing Threats, Vulnerabilities and Exposures
- Identity and Access Management (IAM)
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) Cybersecurity aspects of agentic commerce.
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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) Cybersecurity aspects of agentic commerce.
Sessions
Tuesday, 22 September, 2026 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM BST
Outlook for Identity and Access Management: Elevate IAM With Identity-First Security
Akif Khan,
VP Analyst, Gartner
Identity has become the de-facto organization perimeter and the primary control plane for cybersecurity amid the shift to cloud and the rapid adoption of AI technologies. Modern IAM strategies enhance cybersecurity and reduce the business friction associated with legacy cybersecurity controls. Cybersecurity leaders must transform IAM from a tactical or checkbox exercise into a key pillar of cybersecurity strategy.
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Wednesday, 23 September, 2026 01:30 PM - 02:00 PM BST
How to Stop Deepfake Identity Impersonation Attacks
Akif Khan,
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.
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Thursday, 24 September, 2026 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM BST
Fight AI Disinformation: A CISO Playbook
Akif Khan,
VP Analyst, Gartner
Attackers use disinformation through malicious online narratives against organizations, combining deepfakes with social engineering to target employees. As there is no clear ownership of the issue, CISOs must collaborate with their CMOs and CIOs to defend against such attacks.
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