AppSec Leaders Discuss Prioritizing Vulnerability Remediation Over Discovery And AI's Role In Secure Development
SC Media, Tuesday, September 1st, 2026
Fixing Software Weaknesses Rather Than Just Finding More Flaws - Nidhi Aggarwal, Gil Geron, Braden Russell - ASW #398
This podcast episode examines why traditional vulnerability discovery approaches have limitations and emphasizes fixing software weaknesses strategically.
Experts address the gap between finding and remediating flaws, noting that accumulating CVEs without effective patching strategies wastes resources.
The discussion covers how LLMs can assist code generation when grounded in secure coding patterns, bug bounty insights revealing successful researcher tactics, and the emerging challenge of AI-generated vulnerability report noise in the industry.
Guest speakers explore continuous threat exposure management and agentic AI tools designed to support rather than replace human security expertise.