Cyprus Behind the Code

Note: We're back at Kolla! While construction work is underway, we'll gather at the large, comfortable tent near GATE 3. Please use this Gate to enter: location. The entrance to the parking lot was also moved; follow the EVENT PARKING signs and take a left turn AFTER THE LIDL.

SCHEDULE:

18:30 - 19:00 Guests gathering
19:00 - 21:00 Talks
21:00 - 23:00 Free networking

SPEAKERS AND TALKS

Mariia Erokhina | VP of IT Operations | Capital.com
Is working Application Security achievable?
This talk comes from practical experience improving Application Security in a real company. When I started as Head of Security, I expected to find an Application Security function in place. Instead, we had a large engineering organization and no dedicated AppSec specialists. It took time to build the capability, but we made significant improvements. One thing I learned is that good Application Security often depends more on having the right processes than on adding more security tools.

Alex Polyakov | Founder, CTO | Adversa AI
Hacking And Protecting AI Coding Agents
AI coding agents — tools like Claude, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Devin, and similar agentic IDEs — are being adopted at explosive speed, yet the security community has barely begun to map their attack surface. This talk presents a structured threat model for AI coding agents, covering three distinct risk domains: external attacks against agents (including novel vulnerability classes such as SymJack and TrustFall that we discovered as well as few others, agent-initiated harm when models go rogue or are manipulated, and insecure developer behaviors that silently introduce risk into everyday workflows. Participants will leave with a concrete taxonomy of coding-agent threats, real-world exploitation patterns, and practical hardening guidance they can apply immediately — whether they are building agents, deploying them, or trying to defend organizations that use them.

Albert Fedoseev | IT Director | bbf
Three for Three Hundred: How AI Agents Help Security and IT Survive
Most non-tech businesses run IT and security with a tiny team and no CISO, yet face the same threat surface as everyone else: hundreds of distributed users, mobile apps, a full IT landscape. This talk shows how three people operate a network of AI agents - infrastructure, security, development, planning, and more - to keep IT and security alive on a budget that would never fund a real department. The takeaway: a replicable blueprint for scaling a small team with AI agents, where it works, and where a human must stay in the loop.

After the presentations, we organize a hookah lounge to chill and start insightful conversations with like-minded people. Join us, and let's enjoy a fantastic evening together!

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