Lightning Talk: AI Turned Workflow into a Security Boundary

AI Turned an Engineering Workflow into a Security Boundary 🎙️ Marissa Morales-Rodriguez, Ph.D., Founder & Technology Security Strategist, STEMPRISE 📍 Presented at SANS AI Cybersecurity Summit 2026 Engineering design quality review for power systems did not require cybersecurity controls. That changed when AI was introduced to accelerate review timeline to meet business demands. The AI tool introduced new cyber risks, including potential exposure of sensitive grid data, loss of security visibility, and untraceable decision influence that existing controls did not address. This lightning talk shows how, in less than 120 days, governance was structured before design and enforced in deployment by integrating security frameworks to constrain AI use, protect data, restore decision traceability, accountability, security visibility, and manage risk without disrupting engineering delivery. Explore upcoming SANS Summits to continue learning from leading voices in cybersecurity: https://go.sans.org/summits