EY Academy of Business
Caucasus and Central Asia
“Artificial Intelligence and Automation in Cybersecurity” masterclass
EY Academy of Business Caucasus and Central Asia invites you to a practical masterclass on Artificial Intelligence and automation in cybersecurity.
We will explore how AI is transforming the work of the SOC (Security Operations Center), why traditional manual approaches can no longer keep up with modern threats, and how automation enables faster threat detection and incident response.
Through real-life examples, we will demonstrate where AI delivers the greatest value to businesses and how it is integrated into everyday cybersecurity operations.
The masterclass will be valuable for entry-level cybersecurity professionals, IT specialists who work with or are interested in automation and Generative AI, as well as representatives of non-technical functions involved in or exploring the use of automation and Generative AI in business processes.

Date: March 17
Time:
14:30-16:00 — Baku / Tbilisi (UTC+4)
15:30-17:00 — Almaty (UTC+5)
Language: English
Format: online
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Participants will be awarded 1.5 CPD units upon completion of the masterclass.
Masterclass speaker
Ruslan Davletov
  • Trainer consultant, EY Academy of Business Caucasus and Central Asia
  • SOC Analyst, Expert in Automation and AI in Cybersecurity
  • Areas of expertise: SOC process automation, threat hunting, and the application of artificial intelligence in cyber defense.
Masterclass program
The Role of the SOC in Modern Cyber Defense
Why Security Is Not a Checklist but a Multi-Layered System
The Scale of Threats in 2025: Why Manual Processes No Longer Work
Automation: From Manual Response to Process Orchestration
Generations of Automation in Cybersecurity
Phishing Automation as a Practical SOC Use Case
Artificial Intelligence in the SOC: An Analyst’s Assistant, Not a Replacement
Integrating AI into SOC Workflows
Q&A Session and Review of Practical AI and Automation Use Cases in the SOC
Target Audience
Entry-level cybersecurity professionals
IT specialists working with or interested in automation and Generative AI
Non-technical professionals involved in or interested in automation and Generative AI
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