The Changing Cyber Landscape: 5 Operator Priorities
Leidos, Tuesday, September 29th, 2026
Leidos shares five cyber takeaways from the Billington CyberSecurity Summit, from AI-speed attacks to identity threats.
Drawing on Leidos experts' panels at the 17th Annual Billington CyberSecurity Summit in Washington, D.C., the post lists five priorities for cyber operators.
AI is accelerating how quickly vulnerabilities are found and exploited, leaving operators minutes or hours to respond, while identity attacks are moving beyond passwords and AI systems themselves create new attack surfaces.
Organizations must balance more automation with human judgment, resilience and trust.