Security | Threat Detection | Cyberattacks | DevSecOps | Compliance

Companies and employees are racing to capture the value and efficiencies offered by AI, but security is often an afterthought. Employees are using unauthorized GenAI tools to summarize documents, draft emails, and analyze potentially sensitive or proprietary data. Developers are adding AI capabilities before security teams can review them. SaaS platforms are adding AI features that may process sensitive business data by default.

CrowdStrike has once again been named a Leader in the 2026 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Endpoint Protection.

On workload identity, a spec the industry has already started building around, and what the next layer looks like. I don't have a better answer than SPIFFE (Secure Production Identity Framework for Everyone) for workload identity, and that's where I want to start, because what follows is going to sound like I do.

For many security teams, the 2023 MGM Resorts cyberattack was a wake-up call. A single vishing attack exploited weak identity assurance in help desk workflows and disrupted casino and hotel operations for days, causing hundreds of millions in losses and reputational damage. The breach revealed a disconcerting new reality: Just one compromised employee account can enable attackers to bypass the entire security perimeter, regardless of an organization’s size or security budget.

Snyk is now detecting six vulnerabilities for every one remediated. NIST reported a 33% increase in CVE submissions in Q1 2026. According to Gartner, the average time to patch a high/critical vulnerability is 55 days (Gartner, "How to Respond to the 2026-2027 Threat Landscape," 28 May 2026).

Champion / Spokesperson(s): Brendan Putek, Director of DevOps, and Esaie Batoula, Security Engineer. Relay Network is the innovator behind a secure B2C communications platform that combines SMS with dynamic feed technology to help regulated enterprises deliver personalized, action-oriented mobile experiences for every customer. In an industry where trust, compliance, and data protection are paramount, security has always been central to how the company builds software.

Banking & Financial Services (BFS) firms are shouldering a uniquely heavy share of the global threat load. The newly released Indusface State of Application Security 2026 study paints a stark picture: Why the laser focuses on finance? Strict regulations mean banks generally run strong perimeters, so adversaries pivot to bots, API abuse, and nuanced business-logic exploits that slip past ‘default’ defenses.