AI is moving fast.
Security isn’t keeping up.

On this episode of FORUM’s Keeping IT Brief, host Mary Ann Brown sits down with Elad Schulman, Co-Founder and CEO of Lasso Security, to break down what it really takes to secure Generative and Agentic AI—before it becomes your biggest risk.

Elad is a seasoned technology entrepreneur who’s built, scaled, and sold companies across startups and enterprises. After selling Segasec to Mimecast, where he served as VP of Brand Protection, Elad saw a new and urgent problem emerging: organizations racing to adopt AI without knowing how to secure it. That realization led to Lasso Security, a platform built from the ground up for the GenAI era.

In this candid conversation, Elad explains why securing LLMs and AI agents is fundamentally different from traditional cybersecurity—and why existing tools aren’t enough. He shares the real vulnerabilities keeping CIOs and CISOs up at night, especially in highly regulated environments like government contracting.

Mary Ann and Elad also explore:

• Why AI agents create a new attack surface
• The biggest misconceptions about GenAI security
• How organizations can adopt AI without exposing sensitive data
• What “secure by design” really means for GenAI
• How government contractors should approach AI under CMMC, FedRAMP, and compliance pressure

Whether you’re a technology leader, government contractor, or cybersecurity professional, this episode delivers a clear-eyed look at how to move forward with AI—without putting your mission, data, or reputation at risk.

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