ISMG Editors: Wrapping Up Infosecurity Europe 2026

Agentic AI , Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning , Critical Infrastructure Security ISMG Editors: Wrapping Up Infosecurity Europe 2026 Conference Highlights AI Maturity, Agentic Risks and Human Factors in Cybersecurity Anna Delaney (annamadeline) • June 5, 2026     Credit Eligible Get Permission Mathew Schwartz, executive editor, DataBreachToday and Europe, ISMG; Ian Thornton-Trump, CISO, Inversion6; and Anna Delaney, executive director, productions, ISMG ISMG editors closed out Infosecurity Europe 2026 with a roundup of the conference's defining themes, including the maturing enterprise adoption of artificial intelligence, agentic AI governance, operational technology and the enduring value of human connection in a world increasingly mediated by machines. See Also: Edge Transformation: Top 5 SASE Predictions and Trends Guest Ian Thornton-Trump, CISO at Inversion6, and CyberEdBoard member, said vendors have moved past vague AI promises toward coherent business strategies, with security organizations reporting measurable gains in areas such as compliance automation and employee-facing security tooling. At the same time, he cautioned that agentic AI still lacks critical safeguards. "What's the stop button for AI agents? We don't have that yet," Thornton-Trump said. The panelists - Thornton-Trump, Anna Delaney, executive director, productions, ISMG, and Mathew Schwartz, executive editor, DataBreachToday and Europe, ISMG - discussed: How enterprises are finding the AI sweet spot; Why the Anthropic Mythos Project is intensifying the urgency of vulnerability management; How OT-IT complexity, supply chain accountability and compliance processes are struggling to keep pace with software innovation that's reshaping the threat landscape. The ISMG Editors' Panel runs weekly. Don't miss our previous installments, including the May 29 edition on post-Mythos world and the May 22 edition on governance questions haunting OpenAI.