Securing the Agentic Development Lifecycle: Operationalizing AI Trust at Machine Speed
Date: Thursday, September 10 at 8 am PT / 11 am ET
The transition from human-led, checkpoint-driven software development to an autonomous, agent-driven paradigm has dramatically accelerated software delivery, but it has also fundamentally altered the enterprise threat landscape. In this new "Agentic Era," coding agents act as digital teammates, autonomously planning, pulling external tools, and executing actions at machine speed. AI can also continuously monitor agent activity, correlate identity and runtime signals and flag anomalous behavior before it becomes an incident. Meanwhile, automated policy enforcement and containment can restrict risky tools, revoke excessive permissions and isolate compromised workflows at machine speed.
AI Trust means the ability to innovate rapidly without losing visibility, control, or security. To establish it, organizations must look beyond basic code scanning and secure the entire Agentic Development Lifecycle (ADLC). This requires a structural shift in how we govern the three critical control points where autonomous agents introduce risk: what they use, such as unverified MCP servers and untrusted tools; what they do, such as runtime execution behaviors and prompt injections; and what they generate, such as vulnerable code or misconfigured infrastructure.
How this maps to Snyk's AI Security Fabric:
- Shifts the Focus to the Entire Lifecycle: Instead of just looking at the output code, that is, scanning, it directly addresses the environment the agent lives in, the inputs it ingests, such as MCP servers and skills, and the actions it takes. This is exactly the macro-level shift from standard AppSec to Agentic Development Security (ADS).
- Authentic Tech Architecture: It highlights the exact problem enterprises face right now: they use a mix of different models, such as OpenAI, Anthropic, and various developer tools, and need a centralized, deterministic security fabric to govern all of them.
- Tailored for the CISO Audience: It addresses the core CISO pain point: scaling governance and maintaining compliance at machine speed without slowing down the business.
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About the presenter:
Said Syed, Field CISO and CISO, Snyk for Government
Serving as Snyk’s Field CISO and CISO for Snyk for Government, Said leads strategic initiatives at the intersection of developer-first security architectures and federal compliance mandates. With deep experience guiding global enterprises and public-sector agencies through complex digital transformations, Said specializes in establishing resilient, highly automated cloud-native security frameworks. As organizations transition to autonomous engineering paradigms, Said's current focus centers on operationalizing AI Trust to ensure emerging agentic pipelines remain secure without dampening developer velocity. An active voice in the cybersecurity community, Said collaborates closely with public and private stakeholders to define the architectural standards needed to safeguard the modern software supply chain. Said enjoys spending countless hours with his 6-year-old drawing, Lego building, playing soccer, golf, swimming, and of course pretending to be Vader to his Luke.
Date: 09/10/2026
Time: 8:00 AM PT