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Mend.io, formerly known as Whitesource, has over a decade of experience helping global organizations build world-class AppSec programs that reduce risk and accelerate development -– using tools built into the technologies that software and security teams already love. Our automated technology protects organizations from supply chain and malicious package attacks, vulnerabilities in open source and custom code, and open-source license risks.

This week on the podcast, we discuss OpenClaw, the open source chatbot that has exploded in popularity since launching late last year, and some of the risk it introduces to organizations. Before that, we chat about Ring's Super Bowl advertisement that caused a stir before ending with a Google Threat Intelligence Group report on advanced threat actor AI usage.

In this episode of Data Security Decoded, host Caleb Tolin is joined by Camille Stewart-Gloster, CEO of CAS Strategies and former Deputy National Cyber Director, to unpack how AI is redefining cyber risk at every layer of the organization. Camille explains why identity-based attacks are so effective and how non-human identities (from APIs to AI agents) are quietly expanding the attack surface. She emphasized how critical MFA is for organizations to enable as they scale up AI operations, and why conditional access and governance must be foundational, not optional.

Stop building AI agents that CISOs will never approve. If your agents are stuck in the POC (Proof of Concept) stage, it’s likely because they lack a "Passport" and a governance framework. In this clip, Arjun Subedi breaks down why "how well it works" isn't the biggest question in AI anymore—it's "how can I govern it?" Discover how mapping AGENTIC attacks to the MITRE ATT&CK framework through SafeMCP is the missing link to enterprise-level deployment.

AI is everywhere—writing emails, creating videos, even cloning voices. But artificial intelligence also comes with real risks, including privacy concerns, deepfakes, and smarter online scams. Artificial intelligence learns by spotting patterns in massive amounts of data—and that power can be misused. AI tools may collect personal information, create realistic fake content, or help scammers craft messages that look completely legit.