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Democratizing Security for the Agentic Web with Cloudflare CTO Dane Knecht

In the transition to the agentic web, security has become an afterthought. Now, organizations are racing to figure out what AI security means, and how to keep their data safe. Live from Cloudflare Connect, Sarah Guo sits down with Cloudflare CTO Dane Knecht to discuss the changing attacker landscape, and how his company is allocating its engineering…

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  1. How Are AI Agents Finding Major Security Holes? at 2:13

    Dane Knecht says AI is now finding serious internet holes on a weekly rhythm, including a cryptographic key whose seed was the number four. Full answer

  2. How Long Will the AI Security Spending Surge Last? at 7:53

    Dane Knecht says the surge lasts about 18 months. Full answer

  3. How Does Secure Software Start? at 10:16

    Dane Knecht says secure software starts by shrinking the attack surface: fewer places for a vulnerability, simpler software, and less code. Full answer

  4. Who Should Pay When AI Agents Read the Web? at 13:19

    Dane Knecht says the site owner should get paid when an AI agent reads the page, because agents and people are sharing a web that was priced for humans. Full answer

  5. Why Was Cloudflare's Restructuring So Hard? at 24:19

    Dane Knecht says the restructuring was hard, and saying goodbye to some colleagues was the first time Cloudflare ever did it. Full answer

  6. Why Is Skipping AI a Red Flag at Cloudflare? at 33:44

    Dane Knecht says skipping AI in your own life is a red flag when Cloudflare hires. Full answer

  7. Should Cybersecurity AI Models Be Open Source? at 38:20

    Dane Knecht says cybersecurity AI has to be open over time, because the people who need to defend will not all sit inside a few labs. Full answer

  8. Should I Put My Site Behind Cloudflare? at 39:50

    Dane Knecht says people who cannot afford four red teams, or who never had a red team and still run important systems, should put their sites and… Full answer

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