Picus Security Hosts 2026 Autonomous Validation Summit

Picus Labs | 2 MIN READ

LAST UPDATED ON APRIL 28, 2026

Global cybersecurity leaders to share strategies for validating real-world risk and strengthening defenses at scale

SAN FRANCISCO — April 28, 2026 — Picus Security, the leading security validation company, today announced the 2026 Autonomous Validation Summit, a virtual event bringing together cybersecurity leaders, practitioners and industry experts to explore how organizations can continuously validate their defenses and focus on the exposures that matter most.

With sessions on May 12 and May 14, the event will feature expert-led sessions, customer perspectives and practical guidance on how security teams are improving risk prioritization, strengthening control effectiveness and scaling validation programs across complex environments.

“As threats escalate, security teams lack clarity on what truly puts their organization at risk,” said Volkan Ertürk, co-founder and CTO of Picus Security. “This summit brings together leaders who are applying continuous validation to understand how threats behave in their own environments. Attendees will walk away with practical strategies to focus their efforts where they will have the greatest impact.”

The Autonomous Validation Summit 2026 will feature a lineup of security leaders, researchers and practitioners sharing real-world insights and lessons learned. Featured speakers include David B. Cross, CISO at Atlassian; Ying Ting Neoh, industry analyst at Frost & Sullivan; Johnny Xmas, global head of offensive security at Kraft Heinz; and Marius Poskus, global VP of cybersecurity and CISO at Glow Financial Services.

Key topics will include:

  • The impact of AI-driven adversaries on enterprise security programs
  • Signal-driven, context-rich approaches to identifying exploitable exposure
  • Practical lessons for operationalizing Autonomous Exposure Validation
  • Strategies for cutting through CVE noise and focusing on real risk 

The summit is designed for CISOs, security leaders, vulnerability managers and practitioners looking to improve how they assess and reduce risk in a rapidly evolving threat landscape.

Register now and learn more on the Picus Security website.

About Picus Security

Picus Security, the leading security validation company, gives organizations a clear picture of their cyber risk based on business context. Picus transforms security practices by correlating, prioritizing and validating exposures across siloed findings so teams can focus on critical gaps and high-impact fixes. With Picus, security teams can quickly take action with one-click mitigations to stop more threats with less effort. Offering Adversarial Exposure Validation with Breach and Attack Simulation and Automated Penetration Testing, working together for greater outcomes, Picus delivers award-winning, threat-centric technology that allows teams to pinpoint fixes worth pursuing.

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