Offense vs. Defense in the Age of AI: A Security Speakeasy

Teleport and Persistent Security are putting offensive and defensive security operators into the same New York room to examine how AI and non-human identities are changing the attack surface. The event is built as a live panel and open Q&A, which should make disagreement part of the product rather than something polished out of the program.

Enterprise AI creates new identities, permissions, workflows, and paths into infrastructure. Security teams have to understand not only what an agent can do, but what it can reach, which credentials it carries, how its actions are observed, and how quickly a bad assumption becomes a production incident. Red-team and blue-team perspectives belong together because each sees a different failure mode first.

What the event is built around

• How AI changes offensive and defensive security practice
• Identity security for agents and other non-human actors
• War stories from breaking into and defending infrastructure
• Where automation creates speed and where it creates new risk
• Open audience questions with red-team and blue-team operators

Who should have it on the radar

The speakeasy should be useful for security leaders, infrastructure engineers, identity teams, AI platform builders, technical founders, and operators responsible for delegating more work to software. Attendance requires approval and the exact venue is disclosed through the registration process.

What to watch

Ben Arent of Teleport hosts the panel. Rob Picard represents the blue-team side through his work as security lead at Teleport, while Markus Vervier brings the red-team view through Persistent Security. Watch where the panel separates machine identity from human identity and whether current controls can survive that distinction.

Event details

• Date: 2026-08-25
• Time: 5:00 PM–8:00 PM ET
• Location: NYC speakeasy; exact address shared after approval, Shared by organizer after approval, New York, NY
• Type: Panel
• Register: Official event page

Registration requirements, capacity, ticket prices, venue details, and program information can change. Use the official registration page for the latest information from the organizer.