AI Meets Cybersecurity #1: When Artificial Intelligence Becomes Both Threat and Shield
Cagliari’s tech ecosystem continues to sharpen its edge. On February 19, 2026, The Net Value hosts AI Meets Cybersecurity #1, a focused event exploring one of the most pressing challenges in modern digital systems: how artificial intelligence is reshaping cybersecurity — for better and for worse.
Taking place from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM at the hub’s headquarters in Cagliari, the event marks the first session of a series dedicated to understanding AI not as hype, but as infrastructure — embedded in products, workflows, and decision-making systems.
AI: Amplifier of Risk
Artificial intelligence, especially generative models and autonomous agents, has expanded the attack surface of digital systems. During the session, speakers will examine key AI-related failure modes, including:
- Prompt injection attacks, where malicious inputs manipulate AI behavior
- Data leakage, exposing sensitive information through model outputs
- Model extraction, attempts to reconstruct proprietary systems
- The offensive use of AI to scale cyberattacks
These are not fringe scenarios. They are structural vulnerabilities emerging from how AI systems are designed and integrated. In short: if AI is becoming the operating system of modern business, cybersecurity must evolve accordingly.
Where Technology Meets Regulation
The event will also explore the regulatory dimension. As the European Union advances its AI regulatory framework, including the AI Act, organizations face a dual challenge: building secure systems while ensuring legal compliance.
The core message? Regulation is not an obstacle to innovation — it is a response to technological complexity. Companies that treat compliance as a design principle rather than a last-minute checklist will have a strategic advantage.
The Speakers
The discussion brings together two professionals with complementary expertise:
- Massimo Simbula, a lawyer specializing in innovation law, artificial intelligence, privacy, and fintech. With extensive experience advising startups, venture capital funds, and institutions, he provides insight into the legal responsibilities surrounding AI deployment.
- Davide Carboni, an engineer and technology entrepreneur with deep experience in cybersecurity, blockchain, and emerging technologies. Having led over a hundred IT projects, he offers a technical perspective grounded in real-world implementation.
Together, they will connect architecture, risk, and accountability — a conversation that feels overdue in many boardrooms.
Why It Matters
AI is no longer experimental. It is operational. From automated customer service to decision-support systems and internal productivity tools, organizations are deploying AI faster than their security models can adapt.
Events like AI Meets Cybersecurity #1 signal something important for the local ecosystem: Cagliari is not just consuming technology trends — it is critically examining them.
For developers, founders, legal professionals, and decision-makers, this session offers an opportunity to move beyond buzzwords and confront the structural realities of AI-driven systems.
Because in 2026, ignoring cybersecurity in AI isn’t bold. It’s reckless.
