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Artificial Intelligence

Policy Control for Zero Trust in the Age of AI: Network Security Matters More Than Ever

August 25, 2026 12.00 PM EDT

Artificial intelligence is changing the economics and tempo of cybersecurity. As AI models like Mythos and Fable 5 accelerate vulnerability discovery, attack path analysis, exposure identification, and operational decision-making, organizations face a new reality: existing policy weaknesses, excessive access, and fragmented controls may become easier to find, connect, and exploit.

For security leaders, the challenge is not simply finding more vulnerabilities or adding more controls. It is proving which weaknesses are actually reachable, which access paths create business risk, and whether policies across firewalls, cloud controls, segmentation initiatives, and hybrid infrastructure remain aligned to Zero Trust.

Join independent industry analyst Will Townsend, FireMon VP of Technology Alliances Tim Woods, and FireMon security leaders for a discussion on why network security matters more than ever in the AI era and how policy control helps security and network teams operationalize Zero Trust.

Topics include: 

  • How AI is making policy weaknesses more discoverable, reachable, and exploitable 
  • Why organizations are increasing investments in firewalls, microsegmentation, cloud security, and other Zero Trust controls 
  • The hidden policy control challenges created by rapid security expansion and accelerated change 
  • What security leaders are hearing from boards, executives, and operational teams 
  • Practical steps to reduce reachable exposure, validate segmentation, and improve audit readiness 
  • Why policy control is becoming the control plane for Zero Trust and risk reduction 

This interactive discussion will provide real-world perspectives, market insights, and practical recommendations for organizations preparing for an era of AI-accelerated cyber risk, Zero Trust complexity, and faster security change. 

Speakers

Tim Woods

VP Technology Alliances, FireMon

Will Townsend

Independent Analyst

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