Tuesday, June 2nd, 2026

Location: ECPI University, 
5555 Greenwich Rd – Suite 360, Virginia Beach, VA 23462

 

 

Speaker Bio: Andrew is co-lead of The AI Collective (aicollectivehr.org) – Hampton Roads with 25 years in tech, 12 in AI — including Amazon, NASA, 5 startups (2 exits), and enterprise AI deployments at scale. He’s the author of AI for Business and serves as a fractional Chief AI Officer, helping organizations implement AI workflows, train their teams, and build automation systems that actually ship.

Talk Description: AI agents are rapidly becoming part of everyday business operations, but they also introduce an entirely new security threat landscape. In this session, Andrew Stafford of AI Collective Hampton Roads explores the real-world risks of autonomous AI agents, including exposed systems, prompt injection attacks, malicious integrations, and workstation compromise. Attendees will gain practical insights into emerging AI agent vulnerabilities, defensive strategies, and actionable steps security teams can take today to better secure developer and enterprise environments.

 

After-Social:

As soon as the meeting is over, we will take all our chatting over to Plaza Degollado Mexican Grill. It is down the street from ECPI on the corner of Newtown Road. Let’s have some fun together.

Schedule:

5:30 PM – 6:00 PM Meet, Greet and Network

6:00 PM – 6:15 PM Introduction and upcoming events discussion

6:15 PM – 7:15 PM Speakers Presentation and Q&A

7:15 PM – 7:45 PM ISSA-HR Business Meeting (Meeting ends)

7:45 PM – Unofficial social @ Plaza Degollado Mexican Grill

Registration:

Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1989058873635