Turning 30,000 Findings Into 50 That Matter with Dan Pagel and Brad Hibbert
From Hacker Valley Studio by Hacker Valley Media
May 1, 2026 · 35 min · Season 6 · Episode 425
About this episode
This episode discusses how to prioritize security findings and the role of AI in vulnerability management.
Mythos just found 30,000 new vulnerabilities, and now every security team is asking the same question: what actually matters? In this episode, Ron Eddings sits down with Dan Pagel, CEO at Brinqa, and Brad Hibbert COO & CSO at Brinqa, to break down the Anthropic Mythos moment that rattled the security industry. From the panic of millions of new findings dropping overnight to the strategy of narrowing them down to the 50 that actually matter in YOUR environment, this episode is a masterclass in exposure management at machine speed. Dan and Brad share how Brinqa helps organizations make sense of massive volumes of findings, correlating data across 260+ connectors, enriching vulnerability context, and delivering clear, explainable actions to IT operations teams. They also tackle the bigger question: how do you build enough trust in AI to let it take autonomous action on your behalf? The answer starts with better data, better explainability, and knowing when to keep humans in (or on) the loop. Impactful Moments 00:00 - Introduction 02:00 - What just happened? Breaking down the Anthropic Mythos moment 04:10 - Why most new findings don’t apply to your environment 07:12 - What Mythos…
People in this episode
Host: Ron Eddings
Guests: Dan Pagel, Brad Hibbert
Topics covered
- vulnerability management
- AI in security
- exposure management
- data correlation
- IT operations
- trust in AI
Keywords
- vulnerabilities
- security teams
- explainability
- AI-driven discovery
- exposure management
- data enrichment
- IT operations
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Brinqa, Mythos, Anthropic
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