Julie Brunias

Cybersecurity Expert - Team Lead - AI Champion · Vidéotron

Julie Brunias

Position

Cybersecurity Expert - Team Lead - AI Champion

Organisation

Vidéotron

Location

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Julie Brunias

Cybersecurity Expert - Team Lead - AI Champion — Vidéotron

Biography

Julie B is a cybersecurity leader, AI Security Architect, and Offensive Security specialist with more than 14 years of experience securing, testing, and architecting enterprise, cloud, and artificial intelligence systems.

Currently serving as Cybersecurity Expert, Team Lead, and AI Champion at Vidéotron, she is recognized for her expertise at the intersection of AI security, adversarial machine learning, offensive security, and enterprise architecture. Julie specializes in securing Generative AI and Large Language Model (LLM) environments, with deep knowledge of prompt injection, jailbreak techniques, model exploitation, adversarial AI, and AI red teaming. Her work focuses on helping organizations design resilient AI systems through secure architecture, threat modeling, governance frameworks, and responsible AI practices aligned with standards such as the NIST AI Risk Management Framework.

Throughout her career, she has led red and purple team operations, developed AI-powered threat intelligence capabilities, and designed security architectures for complex enterprise environments. Combining offensive and defensive security expertise, she brings a comprehensive understanding of emerging AI risks and mitigation strategies. Julie is also an internationally recognized speaker, having presented at leading conferences including HackMiami, GoSec, and InCyber Forum, where she shares insights on AI security, Shadow AI risks, LLM vulnerabilities, and adversarial AI systems. Her thought leadership continues to shape industry discussions on trustworthy AI, cyber resilience, and the future of secure artificial intelligence adoption.

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