CIO Influence Interview With Dom Glavach, CISO at Black Duck
CIO Influence, Wednesday, June 24th, 2026
Black Duck CISO Dom Glavach on governing shadow AI agents and aligning security to business outcomes.
In this interview, Black Duck CISO Dom Glavach warns that shadow AI agents pose greater risks than basic shadow AI because they access systems, modify code, and trigger workflows, requiring teams to govern autonomous digital workers.
Modern defense demands machine-speed responses answering what is affected, where, whether exploitable, who owns the fix, and the appropriate response.
Security controls should anchor to clear ownership and business-aligned outcomes like reduced downtime and customer trust rather than compliance tracking.
CISOs must move beyond annual strategies to continuous visibility across identities, data access, and AI workflows, with automation governed by human oversight.