Aegis AI Security featured prominently this week as it combined research-driven cybersecurity messaging with expanded in-person engagement. The company is promoting an Aegis AI Roadshow in Dallas in three weeks that blends AI security discussions with a high-stakes poker tournament, with Aegis covering tournament buy-ins and providing special prizes.
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Featured speakers will include founder and CEO Cy Khormaee and Citi senior technology and cybersecurity executive Amy Chaney, signaling a focus on regulated, risk-sensitive sectors such as financial services. The roadshow is framed as a thought-leadership and networking initiative aimed at deepening relationships with enterprise decision-makers and potentially feeding future sales pipeline and partnerships.
In parallel, Aegis highlighted an invite-only CISO roundtable in New York City conducted under Chatham House Rules, centered on AI-driven cyber risks in email, identity and fraud. CTO Ryan Luo, formerly of Google Safe Browsing and reCAPTCHA, is scheduled to present findings from more than 20,000 analyzed attacks, reinforcing the firm’s data-driven positioning in AI-focused cybersecurity.
The company also advanced its research profile by detailing a Secure Email Gateway bypass technique it calls Backscatter Phishing, which abuses legitimate Non-Delivery Reports from trusted mail servers. Observed over 30 days across four campaign clusters on three continents, the attacks included QR code fraud and voicemail-themed lures designed to evade traditional authentication checks.
Aegis argues these campaigns expose limitations of legacy Secure Email Gateways that rely heavily on sender reputation and protocol validation, underscoring a need for tools that analyze message intent and identity context. As part of its Threat Intelligence Series, Aegis linked this work to broader phishing trends, citing 2025 FBI IC3 data showing flat complaint volumes but a 208% rise in financial losses.
The company attributes this divergence to a shift from broad spray-and-pray phishing to targeted, payload-less spearphishing that leverages AI for identity and semantic precision. In response, Aegis referenced its report “The New World of AI Spearphishing” and highlighted an internal capability called Identity-Intent Correlation, which is designed to detect nuanced, AI-enabled attacks that bypass legacy filters.
Taken together, the week’s developments emphasize Aegis AI Security’s dual strategy of combining original threat research with high-touch engagement of senior security leaders and enterprise stakeholders. These efforts may strengthen its brand, support business development and enhance its positioning in the competitive AI and email security market.