Safeguarding Public Sector Physical Systems and Critical Assets: Frontier AI Defence for the OT Edge

To drive operational efficiency, the public sector is undergoing a massive digital transformation, increasingly migrating critical physical infrastructure to Private 5G and mobile networks. While this modernisation optimises utilities, transit hubs, and emergency response systems, it extends the attack surface to an expansive, ruggedised "outside plant" perimeter. This vulnerability is severely compounded by the malicious use of growing Frontier AI models, which are capable of exploiting these 5G edge weaknesses faster than ever before.

This panel brings together public sector agencies and industry partners to discuss why the next major cyber crisis will target physical infrastructure, and how enforcing Zero Trust architecture is the key to preventing it. We will examine how a unified approach to edge connectivity and Zero Trust security can neutralize AI-driven threats, eliminate operational complexity, and protect both cloud-connected and air-gapped operations.