AI Cyber Alliance Austin: Workflows Under Fire: Hardening & Red-Teaming Autonomous AI
Join the AI Cyber Alliance for an evening of networking, technical insights, and community building at the intersection of artificial intelligence and cybersecurity.
Whether you are building AI-defended infrastructure, auditing LLM vulnerabilities, or scaling secure AI systems, this event brings together Austin's tech community to share practical knowledge and research.
Learn more about the network at aicyberalliance.org
Event Details
Date: Tuesday, October 13th 2026
Time: 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM CDT
Location: Austin Community College (ACC) Rio Grande Campus, Austin, TX
Agenda
6:00 PM – 6:30 PM | Arrival & Opening Networking
Grab a seat and connect with local AI researchers, security engineers, founders, and practitioners.
6:30 PM – 7:40 PM | Technical Presentations & Q&A
Speaking on Defense: Vik P, CEO vikalppaliwal of ForceAI Security forceaisecurity
Topic: Securing Enterprise Workflows: From GenAI to Autonomous Agents & AI Identities
Abstract: As enterprises move from GenAI to autonomous agents, AI identities, Model Context Protocols (MCPs), and connected workflows, security teams face new challenges around visibility, access, data exposure, runtime control, and accountability. Vik will explore emerging risks such as shadow AI, prompt injection, excessive agent permissions, sensitive data leakage, insecure tool access, and unmanaged AI identities. He will share practical lessons from enterprise deployments and outline how organizations can build stronger AI security, governance, and compliance through continuous monitoring, policy enforcement, runtime controls, risk management, and auditability.
Speaking on Offense: John Schieferle Uhlenbrock, https://johnsu.io/ of Provisio Insights provisioinsights
Topic: Manipulating Autonomous Defenses - How Attackers Turn AI-Driven Security Against Itself
Abstract: What happens when attackers stop evading security controls and start manipulating how they respond? As organizations adopt autonomous AI for security operations, adversaries gain opportunities to exploit legitimate defensive actions through manipulated telemetry, conflicting agent objectives, and adaptive strategies. Through an unfolding incident, we'll explore how individually effective security systems can unintentionally amplify an attacker's impact, and what this means for the future of autonomous defense.
7:40 PM – 7:55 PM | Community Open Mic & Showcases
John Van Lowe of DeepTempo.AI will kick off with the Austin community cyber monthly recap
We'll then open the floor for attendees to briefly share their current projects, research, open roles, or related work in the AI and security domain.
7:55 PM – 8:00 PM | Wrap-Up & Closing Remarks
Who should attend
Security engineers and CISOs adapting to AI threat vectors.
AI/ML developers focusing on robust model defenses, data privacy, and safety.
Researchers, students, and founders in the defense and tech ecosystem.
Get involved
Are you currently working on AI security research or building a project in this space? Reach out via aicyberalliance.org if you are interested in speaking at a future event.