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# Fighting the Next Wave of Cybercrime


- **Date:** Friday, Jul 10, 2026
- **Time:** 15:40–16:10 (30 min)
- **Room:** Tech Leaders Stage
- **Event:** World Congress 2026 Europe

## Recording

[Watch recording](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100331-fighting-the-next-wave-of-cybercrime)

## Description

Attackers have AI now too, and defense is racing to keep up. This panel brings together security practitioners to discuss what the next wave of cybercrime looks like and how the fight is changing. A frank conversation about where the threats are heading and how to stay ahead.

## Speakers

### [Michele Zuccala](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/@michele-zuccala)

Senior Vice President of Engineering at Sysdig
### [Misha Bragin](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/@misha-bragin)

CEO and Co-founder of NetBird
### [Ross Kukulinski](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/@ross-kukulinski)

VP of Product & Interim VP Engineering, Tailscale
### [Frank Schlesinger](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/@frank-schlesinger)

CIO DACH Platforms of Nexi Germany 
### [Tomislav Tipurić](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/@tomislav-tipuric)

CTO of Nephos


## Related talks at this congress

- [Small, Secure, Interconnected: The next Internet Protocol](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2026-europe/sessions/1261-small-secure) — Ross Kukulinski
- [MFA? Game over! Watch your protection collapse – live](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2026-europe/sessions/1358-mfa-game-over-watch) — Christoph Menzel
- [The Developer Workstation Blind Spot: Why Your Security Stack Can't See What Matters Most](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2026-europe/sessions/1280-the-developer) — Marcus Wermuth
- [Checkmate: 5 Real Incidents That Can End a Software Company](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2026-europe/sessions/1442-checkmate-5-real) — Jasmin Azemović