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Security Conversations on AI, Agents, and Emerging Threats from Black Hat 2026 - Michael Leland, Ido Geffen, Sean Murphy, Idan Plotnik - ASW #399

SC Media, Tuesday, September 8th, 2026

Application Security Weekly shares Black Hat 2026 interviews on AI supply chain risks, agents, AI pentesting and emerging threats.

This Application Security Weekly episode features interviews recorded at Black Hat 2026.

Michael Leland, VP and Field CTO of Island, discusses hidden risks in the AI supply chain, noting agents can discover and install tools while the ecosystem of skills and MCP servers lacks trust controls, citing research on 800 fake AI skills and MCP servers delivering malware.

Other guests include former CISO Dr. Sean Murphy, Apiiro's Idan Plotnik and Novee CEO Ido Geffen, whose company builds AI agents for continuous penetration testing to find zero-days and complex attack chains.

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