Keynote: The New Frontline: Cyber on the Precipice

We are standing on the edge of the unprecedented. The attack surface is no longer just code or infrastructure—it’s people, institutions, and truth itself.

Nicole Perlroth, bestselling author, former New York Times cybersecurity reporter, founder of the cyber moonshot fund Silver Buckshot, and Venture Partner at Ballistic Ventures, takes to the stage with a stark warning: the threats we once chased have gone quiet, modular, and autonomous. Malware has given way to “living off the land.” Ransomware is a subscription service. AI isn’t just amplifying attacks—it’s distorting reality itself.

What we once coined advanced persistent threats—Stuxnet, Shamoon, NotPetya, Cloudhopper, SolarWinds, Volt Typhoon—could well be child’s play for what comes next.

This keynote is a call to action: to define red lines, protect what matters most, and understand that courage—not code—will decide our future.

By:
Nicole Perlroth | Founding Partner, Silver Buckshot Ventures

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