Why AI Changes The Risk Model For Application Security
Security Boulevard, Wednesday, January 7th, 2026
As AI becomes embedded in everyday development workflows, the security model for applications is shifting fast - and not always in ways teams are prepared for. James Wickett, CEO of DryRun Security, breaks down why 'AI everywhere' is forcing organizations to rethink what application security should look like when developers are shipping faster than ever.
Wickett explains the gap he saw in the original 'shift left' movement: despite years of effort, many security tools still don't feel tangible or helpful to developers. Too often, the industry tried to retrofit legacy approaches - pattern matching and noisy findings - into modern pipelines, leaving dev teams overwhelmed and security teams stuck prioritizing work that may not map to real exploitability.