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Securing autonomous AI at scale with Arvind (Nitro) Nithrakashyap from Rubrik

Arvind (Nitro) Nithrakashyap, CTO and Co-Founder of Rubrik joins Dave Bittner on the CyberWire Daily podcast for a sponsored Industry Voices at the RSAC Conference 2026. He explores the rise of “AI sprawl,” the challenges of securing autonomous agents at scale, and what organizations must do now to strengthen governance, enforce policy, and prepare for AI-driven cyber threats.

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Apr 16, 2026

Extending zero trust beyond the endpoint with Rob Allen from ThreatLocker

Rob Allen, CPO at ThreatLocker joins Dave Bittner on the CyberWire Daily podcast for a sponsored Industry Voices at the RSAC Conference 2026. He discusses the evolution of zero trust beyond applications into network and cloud access, and how enforcing deny-by-default policies at the device level helps organizations reduce risk, secure remote users, and render stolen credentials far less effective.

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Apr 15, 2026

Human-centered security in an AI world with Johnny Hand from TrendAI

Johnny Hand, VP for AI Excellence at TrendAI joins Dave Bittner on the CyberWire Daily podcast for a sponsored Industry Voices at the RSAC Conference 2026. He shares why organizations need to focus on AI operational excellence, how AI is accelerating both opportunity and risk in cybersecurity, and why human-centered security teams will be strengthened, not replaced, by AI when implemented effectively.

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Apr 13, 2026

Mapping the identity attack surface with Justin Kohler from SpecterOps

Justin Kohler from SpecterOps joins Dave Bittner on the CyberWire Daily podcast for a sponsored Industry Voices at the RSAC Conference 2026. He discusses the evolution of identity attack path management, how tools like BloodHound are expanding visibility across hybrid environments, and why understanding cross-platform identity relationships is critical to reducing enterprise risk.

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Apr 9, 2026

OT security in an era of geopolitical risk with Edgard Capdevielle from Nozomi Networks

Edgard Capdevielle, CEO of Nozomi Networks joins Dave Bittner on the CyberWire Daily podcast for a sponsored Industry Voices at the 2026 RSAC Conference. He discusses how rising geopolitical tensions are increasing risks to operational technology environments, alongside the growing role of AI in helping organizations detect threats, protect critical infrastructure, and modernize security across legacy systems.

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Apr 8, 2026

Turning cybersecurity upside down with Benny Czarny from OPSWAT

Benny Czarny, Founder and CEO of OPSWAT joins Dave Bittner on the CyberWire Daily podcast for a sponsored Industry Voices at the RSAC Conference 2026. He discusses the thinking behind his book “Cybersecurity Upside Down” and challenges the industry’s reliance on detection, making the case for a prevention-first approach that assumes all content is untrusted and focuses on eliminating threats before they execute.

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Apr 7, 2026

When more technology creates more risk with John Anthony Smith of Fenix24

John Anthony Smith, Founder and Chief Security Officer at Fenix24, joins Dave Bittner on the CyberWire Daily podcast for a sponsored Industry Voices to challenge the idea that more cybersecurity tools lead to better outcomes. Drawing on years of breach response experience, he explains why misconfiguration, operational gaps, and tool sprawl are giving attackers the advantage, and why organizations must shift from buying more technology to simplifying, aligning, and orchestrating their defenses around real-world attack scenarios.

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Apr 6, 2026

What comes after the AI hype with Kevin Magee from Microsoft for Startups

Kevin Magee, who leads the cybersecurity portfolio for Microsoft for Startups, joins Dave Bittner on the CyberWire Daily podcast for a sponsored Industry Voices at the RSAC Conference 2026. He shares how the next wave of cybersecurity startups will emerge alongside rapidly evolving AI technologies, why founders must focus on solving real customer problems instead of chasing hype, and how partnerships, data, and go-to-market discipline ultimately determine success.

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Apr 2, 2026

AI vs. the exploit timeline with Sumedh Thakar from Qualys.

Sumedh Thakar, President and CEO of Qualys joins Dave Bittner on the CyberWire Daily podcast for a sponsored Industry Voices at the RSAC Conference 2026. He explains how attackers are outpacing traditional patching timelines with exploits emerging before fixes exist, and why organizations must shift to AI-driven, autonomous remediation and risk prioritization to focus on truly exploitable threats and close the growing gap between detection and response.

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Apr 1, 2026

In the Downtime Era, recovery is security with Christy Wyatt from Absolute Security.

Christy Wyatt, CEO of Absolute Security joins Dave Bittner on the CyberWire Daily podcast for a sponsored Industry Voices at the RSAC Conference 2026. She explains how cyber risk has shifted into the “Downtime Era,” where business disruption and the ability to recover, not prevent attacks, define impact, urging organizations to prioritize resilience, reduce control drift, and measure security by what remains operational during failure.

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Mar 31, 2026

The era of identity weaponization with Sam Rubin of Palo Alto Networks Unit 42.

Sam Rubin, SVP of Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 Consulting and Threat Intelligence joins Dave Bittner on the CyberWire Daily podcast for a sponsored Industry Voices at the RSAC Conference 2026. He breaks down how geopolitical disruption and internet blackouts are reshaping Iran-linked cyber activity, alongside a broader shift toward identity-based attacks, AI-enhanced tooling, and the urgent need for zero trust, automated defenses, and hardened access controls to counter faster, more evasive threats.

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Mar 30, 2026

The deepfake candidate problem with Brian Long of Adaptive Security.

Brian Long, CEO and Co-Founder of Adaptive Security joins Dave Bittner on the CyberWire Daily podcast for a sponsored Industry Voices at the 2026 RSAC Conference. He explains how AI-generated identities and deepfake candidates are turning the hiring process into a new attack surface, and why organizations must apply zero trust principles, stronger identity verification, and continuous monitoring to prevent attackers from gaining legitimate access through employment.

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