Security | Threat Detection | Cyberattacks | DevSecOps | Compliance

On this episode of The Cybersecurity Defenders Podcast we speak with Erik Bloch, VP of Security at Illumio, about better tools to combat burnout rate and discuss the reality of AI in security. Erik Bloch has 30+ years of information and cyber security experience, both as an IC and as a leader of teams. “People first” has always been his approach. He has led entire security and IT functions at smaller companies, and been the CISOs leading big teams at larger orgs.

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As enterprises embrace agentic AI, a new security risk equation emerges. In this episode of Security Matters, host David Puner sits down with Lavi Lazarovitz, VP of Cyber Research at CyberArk Labs, to unpack how AI agents and identity security are reshaping the threat landscape. Learn why privileged access is now the fault line of enterprise security, how attackers exploit overprivileged AI agents, and what security teams must rethink before scaling AI. Packed with real-world examples and actionable insights, this is a must-listen for anyone meeting the challenges of AI and cybersecurity.

Moderated by Nicole Perlroth, this session at UC Irvine’s Digital Leadership Agenda 2026 surfaces a foundational reality in cybersecurity: Most organizations lack a clear, empirical understanding of how their security is actually deployed. Our Co-founder & CEO Garrett Hamilton outlines: Why proactive security remains difficult — because accuracy depends on conversations, assumptions, and fragmented knowledge across IT and security teams.