Julie Brunias is a cybersecurity professional with over 14 years of experience securing critical infrastructure across energy, banking, telecommunications, and manufacturing. Her work centers on the intersection of cybersecurity and artificial intelligence, with expertise in emerging threat models, adversarial AI, Shadow AI, AI ethics, and the governance of intelligent systems. She has contributed to initiatives spanning red team operations, cloud‑native security, and the protection of AI‑driven environments. Julie specializes in identifying new attack surfaces introduced by machine learning, including model abuse, data leakage, and unauthorized AI deployment. A frequent speaker at conferences such as GoSec, InCyber, Microrbit, and HackMiami, she shares practical insights on AI‑driven threats, synthetic media abuse, and defensive strategies for modern infrastructures. She also supports open‑source efforts and advises organizations on securing generative and agentic AI systems.