About this episode

Andrew Rubin discusses how AI is transforming cybersecurity and the need for new strategies in breach containment.

Cybersecurity is no longer just about keeping attackers out. It is about what happens when they get in. Andrew Rubin, CEO and founder of Illumio, joins The Tech Trek to talk about the speed of modern attacks, why AI changes the security equation, and how companies should think about breach containment, micro segmentation, and guardrails for agentic AI. This conversation gets into a practical shift every technology leader needs to understand. As companies move faster with AI, security teams are being asked to protect more systems, more users, more tools, and eventually more agents. The old idea of perfect prevention is not enough. The better question is how quickly teams can detect, contain, and reduce the impact when something goes wrong. Key Takeaways • Cybersecurity is moving at the speed of technology. As AI accelerates product, engineering, and operations, attackers and defenders are both moving faster. • Prevention alone is not a complete strategy. Andrew makes the case for breach containment, where the goal is to stop a bad event from becoming a catastrophic one. • AI gives both sides more leverage. Attackers can move faster with fewer constraints, while defenders can use…

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