CISO’s Guide to Evolving AppSec in the AI Era: From Reactive Fixing to Proactive Risk Reduction

The speed of AI-driven development has broken the old AppSec model. Reactive fixing and endless alert backlogs are no longer sustainable or effective at reducing true business risk. Security leaders must pivot from counting vulnerabilities to governing how risk is identified, prioritized, and eliminated.

This CISO’s guide provides the strategic blueprint for building a prevention-first AppSec program that keeps pace with AI-native software.

You will learn how to:

• Establish complete visibility and governance across all code, including AI-generated elements.

• Empower developers with intelligent tools to prevent risks at the source.

• Overcome alert fatigue by using contextual risk scoring to prioritize exploitable threats.

• Translate security activity into executive-ready metrics that prove measurable risk reduction.