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HomeQualys ROCon 2026Qualys InstaScan Closes the Vulnerability Detection Gap Guests: Himanshu Kathpal Hosts: Alan Shimel Category: Qualys ROCon 2026 Date: October 14, 2026 New Exposures Cannot Wait for the Next Scan A vulnerability disclosure does not wait for a maintenance window. That timing gap drives this Qualys ROCon 2026 discussion about scanless vulnerability detection.

HomeQualys ROCon 2026Qualys Builds Confidence in AI-Powered Remediation Guests: Kunal Modasiya Hosts: Alan Shimel Category: Qualys ROCon 2026 Date: October 14, 2026 Confidence Becomes the Remediation Bottleneck Finding vulnerabilities is only part of the security challenge. Fixing them without disrupting the business is the harder task. At Qualys ROCon 2026, Kunal Modasiya explores why AI-powered remediation needs more than automation.

HomeInterviewsAI Agents Need Deterministic Building Blocks Guests: Adam Jacob Hosts: Mike Vizard Category: Interviews Date: October 14, 2026 In this Techstrong TV interview, Mike Vizard talks with Adam Jacob, co-founder and CEO of Swamp Club. They discuss why deterministic AI agents are the key to moving AI from prototype to production. Swamp Club has raised $7 million in seed funding. Its bet is that the next phase of AI adoption will reward repeatability and cost control, not just bigger models.

HomeAvalara CRUSH 2026Avalara Targets 1099 Reporting Bottlenecks With AI Guests: Queenie Lee Hosts: Alan Shimel Category: Avalara CRUSH 2026 Date: October 13, 2026 The Work Begins Before Filing The hardest part of 1099 reporting can happen before a business submits a single form. Payment records may sit in different systems, subsidiaries may use different formats, and teams must bring that information together.

HomeTechstrong GangAI open source clones, jobs and deepfake fraud Guests: Chris Blask, Kate Scarcella, Sid Nag Hosts: Mike Vizard Category: Techstrong Gang Date: October 13, 2026 AI open source clones, changing jobs and deepfake fraud put familiar assumptions under pressure. In this Techstrong Gang episode, Mike Vizard joins Kate Scarcella, Sid Nag and Chris Blask. They examine software value, workforce adaptation and identity checks.

HomeAI Leadership InsightsAI Agent Governance Starts With Visibility and Access Con... Guests: Ofer Klein Hosts: Mike Vizard Category: AI Leadership Insights Date: October 12, 2026 Governing Agents Without Stopping the Business Businesses are adopting AI agents faster than security teams can map their access. AI agent governance must close that gap without shutting down the productivity gains driving adoption.

HomeWebexOne 2026Webex Brings People and AI Agents Into Shared Workspaces Guests: Craig Burnham Hosts: Alan Shimel Category: WebexOne 2026 Date: October 12, 2026 Moving AI Work Out of Individual Silos Your AI assistant may know your work, but can the rest of your team collaborate with it? Webex AI collaboration aims to close that gap by bringing people and multiple agents into shared spaces. At WebexOne 2026 in Austin, Craig Burnham explores that direction with Alan Shimel.

HomeWebexOne 2026Cisco Webex Dialog Moves AI Customer Service Beyond Chatbots Guests: Vinod Muthukrishnan Hosts: Alan Shimel Category: WebexOne 2026 Date: October 12, 2026 Removing the Customer’s Coordination Burden Customers should not need to learn a company’s organizational chart to get help. Yet disconnected teams and systems often force them to repeat information, switch channels, and chase answers. AI customer service could change that experience by coordinating the work behind the scenes.

HomeWebexOne 2026Cisco Puts Trust and Context at the Heart of AI Collabora... Guests: Snorre Kjesbu Hosts: Alan Shimel Category: WebexOne 2026 Date: October 12, 2026 Bringing People, Agents, and Control Together AI collaboration needs more than capable agents. It also needs trust, visibility, and clear boundaries for how those agents operate. That is the central theme of this WebexOne 2026 wrap-up with Snorre Kjesbu and Alan Shimel in Austin.

HomeInterviewsYour AI Agents Will Find the Identity Shortcuts Guests: Roy Katmor Hosts: Alan Shimel Category: Interviews Date: October 12, 2026 What identity dark matter hides Identity dark matter is the access that lives outside central identity and access management (IAM) tools. Think local accounts, service identities and API credentials embedded in applications. According to Roy, enterprises typically see only about 43% of the places a credential is used.