AI, Deception, and Deepfakes: When Trust Becomes the Primary Attack Surface

By Alok Shankar Pandey , Saikat Datta , Makarand Kadave , Amit Malhotra on 28 Feb 2026 @ Nullcon
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Focus Areas: βš–οΈ Governance, Risk & Compliance , πŸ€– AI & ML Security , 🎯 Penetration Testing , πŸ“š Security Awareness

Abstract

Adversaries have shifted from exploiting code vulnerabilities to weaponizing human trust through AI-generated deception at scale. Deepfakes, synthetic voices and hyper-personalized social engineering are eroding the foundational assumption of identity verification, turning executives, employees and even regulators into unwitting vectors for ransomware, wire fraud and strategic leaks.

This session confronts the reality that trust once the bedrock of business relationships is now the hottest attack surface, amplified by generative AI that creates convincing impersonations faster than defenses can adapt. This session will cover: Governance frameworks treating trust signals as critical telemetry alongside traditional threat indicators; Deploying real-time detection for video, audio, and behavioral deepfakes; Mapping AI deception attack chains from deepfake phishing to executive impersonation.