In a landscape where cyberattacks grow faster, smarter, and more coordinated, this session—led by Google’s cybersecurity and threat-intelligence experts—dives into the most effective, real-world defence practices emerging from the global frontline.

Drawing on insights from protecting billions of users, critical infrastructure, and high-risk environments, the session will unpack how AI-driven threat detection, secure-by-design engineering, zero-trust architectures, and rapid incident response can dramatically strengthen political organisations, public institutions, and civil society.

Participants will learn what today’s most advanced attackers are actually doing, how defenders are adapting, and which concrete steps any organisation can implement immediately to raise its security posture in the run-up to the 2026–2027 election cycle.