AI is transforming business at an unprecedented pace, but most organizations are deploying AI systems without understanding the security implications. This keynote addresses the real-world risks: data poisoning attacks that corrupt training data, model inversion attacks that extract confidential information from AI outputs, prompt injection vulnerabilities in LLM-powered applications, and the proliferation of shadow AI (employees using unauthorized AI tools with sensitive company data).

Craig covers practical defense strategies: AI security governance frameworks, secure deployment architectures, monitoring for AI-specific threats, and building organizational policies that enable AI innovation while preventing catastrophic security failures. Drawing from his MIT AI certification and hands-on experience deploying secure AI infrastructure, Craig makes AI security accessible to both technical and business audiences.

As AI regulations emerge worldwide—the EU AI Act, NIST AI Risk Management Framework, state-level AI transparency laws—organizations need governance structures that manage AI risk without stifling innovation. This presentation covers AI governance fundamentals: establishing AI ethics committees, creating acceptable use policies, implementing model risk management, ensuring algorithmic transparency, and building audit trails for AI-assisted decisions.

Craig draws on his compliance expertise (CMMC, HIPAA, SOC 2) to show how AI governance integrates with existing compliance frameworks. For organizations already facing regulatory complexity, he demonstrates practical approaches to adding AI governance without creating an entirely new compliance silo. Audience members leave with a governance blueprint they can adapt to their specific industry and regulatory environment.

Craig walks audiences through the anatomy of a ransomware attack from initial phishing email to full network encryption, using real investigation case studies (anonymized) from his career as a digital forensic examiner. He explains how attackers think, how they exploit common security gaps, and precisely where defenders can break the kill chain at each stage.

The presentation covers current ransomware trends (AI-enhanced attacks, double/triple extortion, supply chain compromise), industry-specific targeting patterns, and the defense strategies that actually work: behavioral detection, micro-segmentation, immutable backups, and tested incident response plans. Audiences leave understanding both the threat and the practical steps to neutralize it.

Most organizations view compliance as a cost center. Craig reframes it as a revenue enabler and competitive differentiator. CMMC certification opens DoD contract opportunities. SOC 2 reports close enterprise deals faster. HIPAA compliance enables partnerships with healthcare systems. Organizations that achieve compliance first gain market access that lagging competitors cannot.

Craig covers multi-framework compliance strategies that reduce cost, AI-powered continuous compliance monitoring, and the business development advantages of demonstrable security maturity. This presentation is ideal for business leaders, channel partners, and organizations preparing for CMMC rollout, SOC 2 audits, or HIPAA assessments.

Craig shares anonymized but detailed accounts of digital forensic investigations: how breaches were discovered, what evidence revealed about attacker methods, and the organizational failures that allowed incidents to occur. These case studies provide powerful learning moments because they illustrate what goes wrong in real organizations—not hypothetical scenarios.

Technical audiences learn forensic methodology, evidence preservation, and investigation techniques. Non-technical audiences gain appreciation for why security investments matter and what the real consequences of inadequate defenses look like. Every case study includes the specific defensive measures that would have prevented or limited the breach.

For organizations without a dedicated CISO or those building security programs from scratch, Craig provides a practical roadmap covering risk assessment, framework selection, control prioritization, budget justification, vendor evaluation, and team building. He addresses the unique challenges of mid-market organizations that face enterprise-grade threats with limited budgets.

The presentation covers how to leverage AI and automation to achieve security outcomes that traditionally required large teams, how to communicate security risk to boards and executives, and how to measure program effectiveness with metrics that matter. Suitable for IT directors, emerging CISOs, and business leaders responsible for security decisions.