AI-Powered Cyber Threats: What Every Future Engineering Professional Needs to Know

AI is rapidly reshaping how organisations build software, automate processes, and make decisions. From AI assistants and autonomous agents to embedded AI capabilities across products and platforms, adoption is accelerating at an unprecedented pace. However, every new capability introduces new security considerations. Traditional cybersecurity approaches were not designed for systems that can reason, act, access data, and interact with other applications autonomously. This webinar explores how AI is transforming the cyber threat landscape, creating new attack surfaces and introducing risks that many organisations are only beginning to understand. Attendees will gain practical insights into the most significant AI security threats, learn how engineers can design AI systems more securely, and understand the controls required to build trustworthy, resilient, and responsible AI solutions. Topics Covered Why AI security has become a business and engineering priority. How AI is changing the cyber threat landscape. The new attack surfaces created by AI models, agents, integrations, and connected systems. Key threats, including prompt injection, data leakage, model poisoning, supply chain attacks, and excessive agency. Secure-by-design principles for AI, including zero trust, human oversight, and defence in depth. Practical approaches to AI governance, testing, monitoring, and risk management. The skills engineers and technical professionals need to work safely and effectively with AI. Presenter: James Mackay, Technology Manager James Mackay is the Technology Manager for a group of international education and technology organisations, bringing nearly a decade of experience in technology operations, infrastructure, and cybersecurity. He leads the management and continual improvement of the group's technology environment, overseeing critical infrastructure, system deployments, security initiatives, and operational resilience. With extensive hands-on experience in cybersecurity, James has played a central role in protecting organisational systems, responding to security incidents, and implementing measures to mitigate emerging threats. His broad oversight of technology platforms and digital services provides him with a practical understanding of the evolving cybersecurity landscape and the challenges organisations face in securing modern IT environments. Drawing on years of real-world experience, James brings valuable insights into cyber risk, security best practices, and the growing impact of emerging technologies, including AI, on organisational security. #ect #cybersecurity #ai #cyberthreats #engineering #webinar