The Security Podcast of Silicon Valley

Augment Code: AI Agents, Engineered to Ship (with Scott Dietzen)

AI isn’t just writing code—it’s joining the team. Scott Dietzen, Board Member at Augment Code, explains how Augment’s AI agents are changing the way enterprise software is built, secured, and scaled. These aren’t copilots for toy projects—they’re context-aware agents designed for real-world codebases and real production work.

Scott: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottdietzen
Augment Code: https://www.augmentcode.com
Jon: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jon-mclachlan
Sasha: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aliaksandr-sinkevich
YSecurity: https://www.ysecurity.io

How Free AI Tools Become Expensive Mistakes (with Michael Moore, VP & Head of Legal at Glean)

Free AI tools promise speed—but they can quietly kill enterprise deals. In this episode, Michael Moore, VP and Head of Legal at Glean, unpacks the legal, privacy, and trust pitfalls that most AI startups overlook. He explains how to design AI products that survive legal scrutiny, earn buyer trust, and actually close.

Michael: www.linkedin.com/in/michaeltimmoore

Glean: www.glean.com


Jon: www.linkedin.com/in/jon-mclachlan 


Sasha: www.linkedin.com/in/aliaksandr-sinkevich 

YSecurity: www.ysecurity.io 

The Security Risk No One Sees Coming with AI Agents (TraceForce.ai Special)

AI agents can do more than access your data—they can act. TraceForce.ai founders Xia Hua and Glenn Mulvaney reveal the next big security risk: autonomous agents that operate beyond permission boundaries. From startup execution to securing the agent economy, this special episode covers it all.

Xia: www.linkedin.com/in/xia-hua-ph-d
Glenn: www.linkedin.com/in/glennanthonymulvaney
TraceForce: www.traceforce.ai
Jon: www.linkedin.com/in/jon-mclachlan
Sasha: www.linkedin.com/in/aliaksandr-sinkevich
YSecurity: www.ysecurity.io 

How Startups Can Fight AI Deepfake Fraud (with Ben Colman)

AI-generated fraud is now mainstream—and your team probably can’t tell the difference.
Ben Colman shares hard-earned insights on fighting deepfakes, building detection tech that actually works, and how to stay ahead in the AI arms race.

Ben: www.linkedin.com/in/benpcolman

Reality Defender: www.realitydefender.com

Jon: www.linkedin.com/in/jon-mclachlan
Sasha: www.linkedin.com/in/aliaksandr-sinkevich

YSecurity: www.ysecurity.io

The AI Governance Expert: 3 Things Every Business Needs to Trust AI

Your data is moving—through APIs, AI agents, and services—and most businesses have no idea how. Abhi Sharma, CEO and Co-Founder of Relyance AI, joins us to explain how companies are getting AI governance wrong and what to fix. He reveals the 3 elements that define trust in AI—and why missing just one breaks everything.

Abhi: https://www.linkedin.com/in/abhisharmab/
Relyance AI: https://www.relyance.ai
Jon: www.linkedin.com/in/jon-mclachlan
Sasha: www.linkedin.com/in/aliaksandr-sinkevich
YSecurity: www.ysecurity.io

Cryptography and Web3 Expert: Security vs. Speed Is a False Choice

Most founders think you have to choose between security and usability. Riad Wahby disagrees—and built Cubist to prove it. In this episode, he breaks down how startups can achieve secure key management without sacrificing speed or flexibility.

Riad: www.linkedin.com/in/kwantam
Cubist: www.cubist.dev
Jon: www.linkedin.com/in/jon-mclachlan
Sasha: www.linkedin.com/in/aliaksandr-sinkevich
YSecurity: www.ysecurity.io

From Netflix to Startup CEO: Travis McPeak Is Redesigning Security for Developers

What if security wasn’t something developers had to think about at all? That’s the vision Travis McPeak—former Netflix and Databricks security leader—is building at Resourcely. In this episode, he breaks down why most security tools fail, how trust between security and engineering got broken, and what it really takes to fix cloud misconfigurations before they hit production. Travis also shares what compliance is getting wrong, why developer experience is non-negotiable, and what he learned going from big tech to startup CEO.

Travis: www.linkedin.com/in/travismcpeak
Resourcely: www.resourcely.io
Jon: www.linkedin.com/in/jon-mclachlan
Sasha: www.linkedin.com/in/aliaksandr-sinkevich
YSecurity: www.ysecurity.io

Gadi Bashvitz: How Bright Security Is Redefining AppSec for Developers

What if your security tools are actually slowing you down? Bright Security co-founder and CEO Gadi Bashvitz shares how their team went from AI fuzzing to reshaping the way developers tackle vulnerabilities—without drowning in false positives or compliance theater.

• Why AppSec hasn’t kept up with how engineering works today

• The 60x cost of fixing bugs in production

• What dev-first security actually looks like in the real world

• How Bright is helping teams fix the right issues—faster

Listen to learn how Bright Security is shifting security left—without slowing teams down.

Gadi: www.linkedin.com/in/bashvitz
Bright Security: www.brightsec.com
Jon: www.linkedin.com/in/jon-mclachlan
Sasha: www.linkedin.com/in/aliaksandr-sinkevich
YSecurity: www.ysecurity.io

AI Expert Michal Pechoucek: How AI Is Targeting Your Mind Now

AI is no longer just writing code or generating images—it’s shaping how we think.

In this episode, we sit down with AI researcher, professor, and investor Michal Pechoucek to explore how artificial intelligence is shifting from targeting systems to targeting human cognition. Michal outlines four emerging threats that are redefining AI security and explains why deepfakes, behavioral data, and black-box models are putting trust itself at risk.

We also discuss the growing gap between AI innovation and AI safety, how China is approaching behavioral data, and what this shift means for founders, defenders, and the future of digital trust.

Michal: www.linkedin.com/in/pechoucek
Evolution Equity: www.evolutionequity.com
Jon: www.linkedin.com/in/jon-mclachlan
Sasha: www.linkedin.com/in/aliaksandr-sinkevich
YSecurity: www.ysecurity.io

Yaron Singer, Cisco: The hard truth about deploying AI today

Everyone’s building AI. Few know how to deploy it safely. Yaron Singer, co-founder of Robust Intelligence (acquired by Cisco), reveals what’s really blocking AI from scaling—and why trust, not tech, is the biggest barrier. A must-listen for any founder navigating the AI wave.

Yaron Singer: www.linkedin.com/in/yaron-singer-76ab6317
Robust Intelligence: www.robustintelligence.com
Jon McLachlan: www.linkedin.com/in/jon-mclachlan
Sasha Sinkevich: www.linkedin.com/in/aliaksandr-sinkevich
YSecurity: www.ysecurity.io