Cybersecurity in the Age of AI

AI changed how we build businesses. It also changed how they get attacked.

This presentation from Colorado Startup Week looks at how AI has made phishing, social engineering, and other attacks cheaper and more convincing, and what small teams can realistically do about it.

We cover practical security fundamentals, AI usage policies, and guardrails for using AI tools without handing them unnecessary access to your systems or data. The focus is on controls you can actually implement, from MFA and access management to data boundaries, human approval, and monitoring.

In the deck:

• How AI changed phishing and social engineering
• Security quick wins for growing companies
• Building a practical AI usage policy
• Guardrails for AI tools and agents
• Where to invest as your security program matures

About the presenters

Kathryn Bostwick is the Co-Founder and CEO of Stronta, a cybersecurity company that helps SMBs without a dedicated security resource implement core security controls and save money on cyber insurance. She has 14 years of strategy, product, and security expertise at fortune 500 companies to small start-ups.

Sarah Funkhouser is Co-Founder and Head of Engineering at Openlane, an open-source compliance automation platform for growing teams. She has 15+ years of experience building distributed systems, infrastructure, and security and compliance programs.