Techstrong TV - April 9, 2026

Why It Matters

Enterprises that ignore AI‑specific attack surfaces risk breaches, while adopting platforms like Backslash and OpenSearch enables secure, scalable AI operations.

Key Takeaways

• Backslash offers visibility, policies, guardrails, and real‑time AI protection.
• AI agents create unseen attack surfaces, leaving security teams blind.
• Rapid AI code generation multiplies risk, demanding automated governance.
• OpenSearch adds major members, showcasing AI‑driven search expansion.
• Hybrid vector search on GPUs drives efficient, secure enterprise analytics.

Summary

At RSA day three, Techstrong TV interviewed Gil Freriedman, VP of engineering at Backslash, discussing AI‑driven security challenges and later covered OpenSearch foundation updates.

Freriedman outlined Backslash’s three‑step model: visibility of AI agents and skills, policy definition with enforceable guardrails, and real‑time protection against prompt injection and data leakage. He emphasized that security teams currently lack insight into AI components proliferating across endpoints.

He cited examples such as AI agents logging in with corporate or personal accounts, and highlighted the speed of AI‑generated code—400 lines per engineer per day now possible in hours. In the OpenSearch segment, Bianca announced new members like Resolve Technologies and showcased case studies from Atlassian and Singapore’s Changi Airport using hybrid vector search for search, observability, and recommendation use cases.

The discussion signals that enterprises must adopt AI‑aware security platforms like Backslash and leverage modern search stacks to handle exploding data volumes, positioning both vendors for rapid growth in the AI‑centric enterprise market.

Original Description

On today's Techstrong TV, Alan Shimel goes live from RSAC with Backslash Security's Gil Friedman on the hidden attack surfaces inside AI-native development pipelines, and Deloitte's Dr. Colin Soutar on why Q-Day is closer than most organizations realize. Mike Vizard reports from KubeCon Europe on how OpenSearch's hybrid vector approach is keeping generative AI from hallucinating in production. Plus, Veeam's Rick Vanover on the company's evolution beyond backup, and Cloud Field Day 25 rounds out the hour.