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Horizon3.ai : Defending the Airport with the World's Best AI Hacker: NodeZero
As critical infrastructure like airports faces relentless cyber threats, defenders need an attacker’s perspective delivered at scale. In this roundtable, Horizon3.ai federal teammates Dave Manzolillo and Alex Diaz will share how NodeZero, our autonomous pentesting platform, leverages insights from over 200,000 production-safe penetration tests to continuously uncover and validate real-world attack paths. Attendees will learn how the NSA Continuous Autonomous Penetration Testing (CAPT) Program is enabling organizations to operationalize “hack, fix, verify” as an ongoing discipline, not a periodic event. We’ll highlight how NodeZero has helped more than 700 critical suppliers, manufacturers, and service providers identify and remediate their most exploitable attack paths—translating adversarial insight into measurable risk reduction for airport and aviation ecosystems.
Bureau Veritas : Crisis Simulation Workshop: Navigating Cyber Threats in Critical Infrastructure
In today’s threat landscape, cybersecurity is no longer just an IT issue—it’s a business continuity, reputational, and public safety challenge. This immersive 1-hour workshop introduces participants to the fundamentals of cyber crisis management through a fast-paced, role-based simulation set in a high-stakes airport environment. Developed in partnership with the TAC Defend the Airport team and adapted from Security Innovation’s proven Cyber Crisis Management Simulation framework, this workshop offers a real-world scenario involving a cyberattack that threatens airport operations and raises a critical question: Should the airport be shut down and traffic rerouted? Participants will step into the roles of key airport stakeholders—including operations, legal, communications, and executive leadership—to evaluate risk, weigh decisions, and practice real-time response under pressure. This experience provides a foundational understanding of stakeholder dynamics, communication challenges, and decision-making trade-offs in the face of evolving threats. Perfect for business, security, and operational leaders looking to strengthen their crisis readiness in the context of critical infrastructure.
