AppSec in 2026: Security at Machine Speed - or Not at All (May 18th)
Monday, May 18th, 2026: 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM
This is not another 'shift left' conversation. This is about defining AppSec's role in a post-AI world. If AI is generating your code, reviewing your code, and fixing your code, then security must evolve from reactive enforcement to autonomous, real-time orchestration.
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In 2026, AI isn't just assisting developers - it's writing production code, generating tests, reviewing pull requests, and proposing fixes at a velocity no human team can match. Models like Claude Opus and other autonomous agents are embedded directly into the software supply chain.
At the same time, adversaries are using AI to discover and exploit vulnerabilities faster than most organizations can even detect them. This isn't incremental change. This is a structural shift.
The old AppSec model - static scans, ticket queues, late-stage reviews, 'shift left' slogans - was already buckling under modern DevOps. Now it's dangerously behind. When code is created at machine speed, security must operate at machine speed.
So the real question is no longer 'How do we improve AppSec?'
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