E195: Taking on the New AI Attack Surface With Manifold: Runtime, Skills & Supply Chains

About this episode

The episode discusses the impact of AI agents on cybersecurity and the importance of runtime security with the co-founders of Manifold Security.

The latest Open Source Startup Podcast episode has our co-hosts Robby and Tim in conversation with Neal Swaelens and Oleks Yaremchuk , 2 of the Co-Founders of runtime agent security company Manifold Security . Manifold recently released Manifest , their open-access, graph-based supply chain intelligence tool for users to scan skills and plugins to uncover any potential supply chain risks. In this episode, Neal and Oleks explain why AI agents are reshaping cybersecurity - shifting the focus from guardrails to runtime security. As tools like Claude Code and Codex spread rapidly, companies often have little visibility into the agents, plugins, skills, and external assets employees are using, creating major supply chain and runtime risks. Drawing on their experience building LLMGuard and leading security teams at Protect AI and Palo Alto Networks, they argue that runtime detection and response is still a wide-open market opportunity. They also discuss what it takes to build in the crowded AI security space, where buyers now expect real products instead of roadmap promises. The conversation highlights lessons from open projects like LLMGuard and Manifest, why reducing noise and false…

People in this episode

Hosts: Robby, Tim

Guests: Neal Swaelens, Oleks Yaremchuk

Topics covered

• AI security
• runtime security
• supply chain risks
• cybersecurity
• open-source tools
• market opportunities

Keywords

• runtime agent security
• supply chain intelligence
• AI agents
• cybersecurity risks
• open ecosystems
• detection and response

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Manifold Security, Protect AI, Palo Alto Networks

Products: Manifest, LLMGuard, Claude Code, Codex

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