AI Threats Discussed at Cyber Security Conference in Tel Aviv University

Top-tier cybersecurity experts and military leaders gathered at the Cyber Security Conference held at Tel Aviv University on November 10, 2026, to discuss defense strategies and timelines against AI-powered cyber attacks.

Trellix Chief Technology Officer Mo Cashman stated that in order for businesses and government agencies to protect themselves from the devastating effects of AI-based cyber attacks, cyber defenders must detect such threats within 15 minutes.

Cashman shared an accelerated four-stage timeline against AI attacks. Accordingly, the threat detection (observation) phase must be completed in 15 minutes, the orientation phase in two hours, the decision phase in four hours, and the action phase between 4 and 72 hours depending on the nature of the threat.

AISLE Chief Information Security and Operations Officer Jaya Baloo stated that AI further increases the cost asymmetry between attackers and defenders, and said that US and Chinese companies are releasing new AI models without accounting for hazard capacities.

CrowdStrike Chief Business Officer Daniel Bernard argued that the West should not slow down in AI development while sharing that his company has developed a "Kill Switch" capable of managing AI gateways and cloud agents.

Microsoft Israel R&D Director Michal Braverman-Blumenstyk emphasized that the key to combating AI problems is continuously inspecting AI's internal processes, while Major General Aviad Dagan, Head of the IDF J6 and Cyber Defense Directorate, noted that the military has analyzed three years of combat data with AI to shape future warfare strategies.