Shaun Waterman | Freelance Reporter
Freelance reporter

Shaun Waterman is an award-winning journalist who has worked for the BBC, United Press International, Newsweek and POLITICO, and an expert on homeland and cybersecurity who has moderated discussions at leading conferences like Gitex and the Aspen Security Forum. Shaun is also an accomplished newsroom manager and business leader, who has in the last decade launched two of the best-respected and most widely read DC daily cybersecurity newsletters — POLITICO Pro's Morning Cybersecurity and Scoop News Group's CyberScoop. He currently writes about space, cybersecurity and AI and other emerging technological threats for the defense and technology trade press. A graduate of King's College Cambridge, he came to Washington, DC from London in 1999 and still lives here with his wife and three American sons.

Appearances:

Day 2 @ 11:20

Threat assessment: evaluating the latest technological innovations being used in cybercrime

Explore how AI strengthens cybersecurity through threat detection, response automation, and predictive analytics.
Address risks of AI misuse in cyberattacks, including identity fraud and deepfakes.
Examine the role of AI in securing digital identity ecosystems and protecting personal data.
Balance innovation and ethics: preventing bias and ensuring transparency in AI-powered security tools.
Collaborate across sectors to harness AI's potential while mitigating emerging cybersecurity threats.

Moderator: Shaun Waterman, Freelance Reporter, Freelance reporter

Hardik Mehta, Head of Cyber Risk Management, Uber

Jarod Koopman, Executive Director, Cyber and Forensic Services, IRS: Criminal Investigation