CRS-MAR26-Exploit, Don’t Trust (APAC)

Exploit, Don’t Trust is a thought leadership series for security and risk decision-makers navigating this challenge. Featuring perspectives from Sumedh Thakar, CEO Qualys, Patrick Garrity of VulnCheck, Ron Eddings of Hacker Valley Media, Professor Dan Haagman of Chaleit, representatives from Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), along with Qualys’ Saeed Abbasi and Himanshu Kathpal. The series examines why theoretical risk alone is no longer sufficient—and how an exploit-aware, evidence-driven mindset can improve prioritization, accountability, and outcomes.

Across the sessions, speakers will explore:

• Why common risk metrics often misalign with real-world attacker behavior
• How exploitation trends change what “high risk” actually means
• The difference between reporting risk and reducing it
• Why cyber confidence is often misplaced

Designed for directors, security leaders, and executives responsible for cyber risk strategy, this series focuses on making better risk decisions—cutting through noise, challenging inherited models, and aligning security investments to what demonstrably threatens the business.