Welcome to the Runtime Era & the Rapid Shift in AppSec 📈

And Security For All by Kim Hakim

Episode notes

In this episode of And Security For All, host Kim Hakim sits down with Jeff Williams, Founder and CTO of Contrast Security, for a deep dive into why application security is undergoing its most dramatic shift in decades.

Jeff shares his journey from helping create the OWASP Top Ten to building one of the leading runtime application security platforms, and explains why traditional AppSec approaches are no longer keeping up with modern software development.

🎙️ In this episode, we cover:

  • Why 2026 is shaping up to be the year of runtime security
  • How traditional AppSec tools create noise instead of clarity
  • What runtime security reveals that static and perimeter tools cannot
  • Where AI truly helps in AppSec—and where the hype falls  ... 
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Cybersecurityaiaisecurityappsecruntimesecurity