Infosecurity Europe, a significant event for information security professionals scheduled for June 2-4, 2026, at Excel London, is spotlighting artificial intelligence (AI) in its 2026 agenda. This focus is driven by research revealing that 64% of UK cybersecurity leaders expect Agentic AI to be the most transformative technology in cybersecurity over the next three years.
Across Europe, Agentic AI emerged as a frontrunner among new technologies, with 52% of respondents identifying it as impactful, outpacing other technologies like cloud native application protection at 16%, quantum computing, non-human identity, and zero-trust architecture.
Sophisticated Attack Vector
The research highlights regional differences, noting that 64% of UK IT decision-makers foresee Agentic AI as pivotal, outstripping Germany's 57% and Denmark, Belgium, and France, which all reported 46%. This indicates AI's dual role in cybersecurity, serving as both a defensive tool and a sophisticated attack vector. By automating threat detection and facilitating large-scale attacks, Agentic AI is transforming how cybersecurity challenges are approached.
Agentic AI Systems
This exclusive summit aims to provide the latest research and best practices to secure AI applications
Infosecurity Europe responds by prioritizing AI within its event agenda, introducing various presentations, sessions, and the OWASP GenAI Security Summit, dedicated specifically to securing generative and agentic AI systems. This exclusive summit aims to provide the latest research and best practices to secure AI applications, highlighting an urgent need for organizations to develop strategies for both deploying AI securely and countering AI-driven threats.
Wider Conference Program
Scott Clinton, Co-Chair and Co-Founder of the OWASP GenAI Security Project, emphasized the swift pace at which AI is influencing cybersecurity, offering both robust defenses and new vulnerabilities. "The OWASP GenAI Security Summit provides an opportunity to hear directly from experts in the field, discussing real-world strategies for securing GenAI and agentic systems," Clinton noted.
The event features an expanded conference program for 2026, including the SANS Institute's "LLM Mayhem - Hands on Red Teaming LLM Powered Chatbots" workshop. Scheduled for June 2, the session will delve into various chatbot attack techniques, providing foundational knowledge in red teaming and offering a chance for attendees to enhance their offensive security skills.
AI-Driven Security Challenges
Key sessions throughout the event will tackle AI-driven security challenges and opportunities
Key sessions throughout the event will tackle AI-driven security challenges and opportunities. Topics include practical AI deployments in cybersecurity, as discussed by CISOs, and insights from Bar Kaduri of Capsule Security. These sessions aim to expound on AI's role in exposing new threat surfaces and facilitating deepfakes, phishing, and other cyber threats.
The AI & Cloud Security Theatre will present crucial insights into securing AI-enabled environments and addressing threats like AI-manipulated multimedia and attacks on generative AI systems (GenAI) and large language models (LLMs). Companies such as Darktrace are expected to exhibit innovative AI security solutions, illustrating the technology's integration into current cybersecurity practices.
Automating Threat Detection
Throughout the event, AI's dual capacity—as a defensive mechanism and a method for scaling cyberattacks—will be underscored. With Agentic AI enabling automated detection, mimicking human behavior, and exploiting system vulnerabilities, the technology is redefining the threat landscape. Systems like Claude Mythos exemplify this evolution, further complicating the task of securing AI technologies.
Infosecurity Europe invites the global cybersecurity community to exchange knowledge and strengthen defenses against evolving cyber threats. Registration remains free until May 5, after which the fee will be £49, granting access to multiple content theaters and industry presentations.
Infosecurity Europe, the most influential information security event, running from 2-4 June 2026 at Excel London, announces a major focus on artificial intelligence across its 2026 program, as new research reveals that nearly two-thirds (64%) of UK cybersecurity leaders believe Agentic AI will have the biggest impact on cybersecurity over the next three years.
The findings, part of Infosecurity Europe’s 2026 Cybersecurity Trends Research, underscore the growing impact of AI on cybersecurity. Across Europe, Agentic AI was selected by 52 per cent of respondents as the most impactful emerging technology, far surpassing alternatives such as cloud native application protection (16%), quantum computing, non-human identity, and zero-trust architecture.
Sophisticated attack vector
When broken down by region, 64 per cent of surveyed UK IT decision makers cited Agentic AI as becoming most significant, ahead of Germany (57%) and well above Denmark, Belgium and France (all 46%).
This reflects the role AI is now playing in cybersecurity by way of both a defensive tool and an increasingly sophisticated attack vector. From automating threat detection and response to enabling adversaries to scale attacks, mimic human behavior and exploit vulnerabilities, Agentic AI is rapidly reshaping the industry.
Agentic AI systems
In response, Infosecurity Europe is placing AI at the forefront of this year’s event agenda
In response, Infosecurity Europe is placing AI at the forefront of this year’s event agenda, with a range of keynotes, sessions, training courses and the launch of the OWASP GenAI Security Summit, a new, exclusive half-day summit dedicated to securing generative and agentic AI systems.
The summit will bring together global project leaders, practitioners and regulatory experts to present the latest research, frameworks and field-tested best practices for securing GenAI and agentic systems. It highlights the need for organizations to understand how to both deploy AI securely and how to defend against it when used maliciously.
Wider conference program
Scott Clinton, Co-Chair and Co-Founder of the OWASP GenAI Security Project, said, "AI is transforming cybersecurity at an unprecedented pace, creating both powerful new defences and entirely new attack surfaces. The OWASP GenAI Security Summit provides an opportunity to hear directly from those working in the space and bringing together global experts to share research, practical frameworks and real-world strategies for securing GenAI and agentic systems."
The focus on AI will extend across the wider conference program, which has expanded significantly for 2026. The SANS Institute workshop, LLM Mayhem - Hands on Red Teaming LLM Powered Chatbots on Tuesday, 2nd Jun from 11:00 - 13:00 (paid upgrade) will include hypothetical chatbots with varying levels of difficulty to walk attendees through various attack techniques. The session will provide a base foundation on red teaming chatbots, understand how and why the attacks work, and provide guidance on how attendees can set up their own infrastructure to test and hone their skills after the event.
AI-driven security challenges
AI-driven security challenges and opportunities will also be explored in key sessions across the event
AI-driven security challenges and opportunities will also be explored in key sessions across the event. Highlights include discussions on what CISOs are really deploying when it comes to AI in cybersecurity. The Leader’s Program will see Frost and Sullivan share the risks keeping them awake at night, and Priority badge holders can hear Bar Kaduri, Head of Research, Capsule Security, talk on ‘The Age of the understatement: Threat hunting the agentic AI attack surface with AI. Practical demonstrations, such as hands-on red teaming, will further illustrate how quickly offensive capabilities are evolving.
Alongside this, the AI & Cloud Security Theatre will showcase industry-leading insights into how organizations can secure AI-enabled environments, attack vectors such as deepfakes, AI-powered phishing and automated manipulation, as well as the growing risk of attacks targeting their own GenAI and LLMs. While exhibitors such as Darktrace will demonstrate the latest innovations in AI-powered security solutions across the show floor, reflecting the technology’s rapid integration into mainstream cybersecurity strategies.
Automating threat detection
AI’s dual role in cybersecurity, as both a defensive capability and an attack vector, will be a central theme across the event. From automating threat detection and response to enabling adversaries to scale attacks, mimic human behavior patterns and exploit vulnerabilities, agentic AI is rapidly reshaping the threat landscape. Emerging systems such as Claude Mythos illustrate this shift, showing how increasingly capable frontier AI models can support more autonomous, multi-step operations, adding to the complexity of securing these technologies.
Infosecurity Europe brings together the global cybersecurity community to share knowledge, explore solutions and build resilience against growing and evolving cyber threats and industry innovation. Registration is open and free until 5 May, after which, the entry cost to attend will be £49, which includes access to the exhibition show floor and multiple content theatres featuring industry-leading speakers.
