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AI Security Brief 8.27.26
Ep 10 | 8.27.26

What does hospital downtime teach us about building AI-native organizations?

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Is your organization truly AI native, or did you just bolt AI onto existing infrastructure? Your answer could be an indicator to how much risk you’re carrying without realizing it.

Zach Evans, Chief Technology Officer at Xsolis, has a simple test for telling the difference: strip out the AI and see if your process still works. If it does, you may be exposing your organization to security blind spots and workflows that quietly erode organizational knowledge and skills.

Zach joins Johnny Hand and Dustin Childs to unpack what it actually takes to build an AI-native organization, and why the stakes of getting agentic AI wrong can be unforgiving for every organization, not just those in healthcare.

You’ll learn:

  • What makes an organization truly AI-native and why it matters
  • How to design security, redundancy, and access controls into AI workflows from the start
  • Why you should onboard AI agents like a new hire
  • How to assess MCP servers as third-party vendors
  • Why both technical redundancy and having people who can still perform critical work manually can’t be an afterthought

Why stick around: 

Zach turns lessons from real hospital downtime into a practical mandate for every security leader: plan for when the agent fails, not only for when it works.

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Podcast Info
HOST(S):
Dustin Childs
Johnny Hand
Dustin C. Childs is a part of TrendAI™ Zero Day Initiative™ (ZDI), which is the world's largest vendor-agnostic bug bounty program. Dustin began his infosec journey in the late 1990s at the Air Force Information Warfare Center. Following his time working for the government, Mr. Childs worked in the Microsoft Trustworthy Computing group, where he served as a case manager in the Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC) with a focus on addressing vulnerabilities in the Windows operating system and in Microsoft's developer tools. In his current role, Mr. Childs gathers and analyzes threat intelligence from various TrendAI and open-source resources to understand and communicate risk to enterprises. He also creates, implements, and oversees internal and external communications programs that promote the work of the TrendAI™ ZDI and its researchers. He has spoken at multiple conferences including Black Hat USA, ThotCon, BlueHat, B-Sides, and multiple ISSA events.
Johnny Hand is a seasoned cybersecurity leader with over 20 years of experience translating intricate technical concepts into business-critical operations. He is the global CISO at TrendAI™, where he spearheads the integration of artificial intelligence for enhanced security and operational efficiency. His background in securing critical infrastructure includes leading information security and technology operations for an international academic institution and overseeing communication and defensive cyber operations for specialized units within the U.S. Navy. His focus remains on building resilient security strategies that adapt to the evolving technology landscape.
Schedule: Biweekly
Creator: TrendAI
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