Advancing Security from Cloud-Native to AI-Native

As organizations move from cloud-native to AI-native architectures, the nature of cyber risk is changing. What once centered on managing an “attack surface” now requires understanding a much broader risk surface — one that spans code, identities, data, cloud services, and increasingly, AI systems and autonomous agents. The volume and speed of these risks far exceed what human teams can track, making agentic AI essential for filtering noise, identifying what truly matters, and helping teams act with focus rather than overwhelm. In this new era, security leaders also need the ability to quantify cyber risk, communicate it clearly, and align decisions with business priorities. To support this shift, we introduce the concept of a Cloud Risk Operations Center — a unified approach to continuously understanding, measuring, and managing risk across modern cloud and AI-driven environments. This keynote will explore how the industry must evolve to meet the AI-native future and why a move toward risk-centric, AI-assisted operations is now fundamental to securing tomorrow’s enterprises. Sumedh Thakar President and CEO Qualys Watch the replay and attend future Cyber Risk Series events at https://qualys.brighttalk.com