Rik Ferguson
Rik Ferguson
Vice President Security Intelligence, CTO Office
Forescout

I am a the Vice President Security Intelligence at Forescout, a founding Special Advisor to Europol European Cyber Crime Centre (EC3), a multi-award-winning video producer and writer, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, and board advisor to startups. A world-renowned speaker, I have presented at events including RSA Conference, Mobile World Congress, Milken Institute, Dubex, Infosecurity, IPExpo, CloudExpo, Webit, GovSec, and many more. In April 2011 I was inducted into the Infosecurity Hall of Fame.

  • Vice President Security Intelligence at Forescout
  • Special Advisor and founding member of the Internet Security Advisory Group at Europol EC3 since 2013
  • Co-founder of Respect in Security
  • Advisory Board at Vaultree
  • Fellow at Royal Society of Arts

Contributor to the United Nations - Open-ended Working Group on security of and in the use of information and communications technologies

SPEECH
5/15 (Wed.) 14:45 - 15:15 7F 701G Cyber Briefing
Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Disinformation

2024 is set to be the biggest election year in history, with more than 4 billion people being asked to cast their votes, and AI-driven disinformation campaigns will be pervasive. Threat actors will exploit these events to manipulate public opinion on a global scale, posing significant challenges to election integrity and global stability.

Powered by the speed and scale of the internet, disinformation operations have weaponized social media platforms and fractured the information environment to sow discord and undermine trust. It is no secret that we live in an increasingly fractured and polarised world, where acceptance of the existence of “alternative facts” is now mainstream.

This session will examine the current state of disinformation operations and how their capabilities and reach will be significantly enhanced and accelerated through application of Artificial Intelligence. We will also present strategies for individuals, organisations and governments to begin to combat on this new frontier.

CYBERSEC GLOBAL
Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Disinformation

Premiere: 5/16 09:30 - 10:00 

Replays: 5/16 15:30 - 16:00, 5/16 21:30 - 22:00


2024 is set to be the biggest election year in history, with more than 4 billion people being asked to cast their votes, and AI-driven disinformation campaigns will be pervasive. Threat actors will exploit these events to manipulate public opinion on a global scale, posing significant challenges to election integrity and global stability.

Powered by the speed and scale of the internet, disinformation operations have weaponized social media platforms and fractured the information environment to sow discord and undermine trust. It is no secret that we live in an increasingly fractured and polarised world, where acceptance of the existence of “alternative facts” is now mainstream.

This session will examine the current state of disinformation operations and how their capabilities and reach will be significantly enhanced and accelerated through application of Artificial Intelligence. We will also present strategies for individuals, organisations and governments to begin to combat on this new frontier.