Dan Lorenc of Chainguard, founder and chief executive officer, joins Rebecca Knight and Paul Nashawaty at Chainguard Assemble 2026 to discuss the role of artificial intelligence and autonomous agents in software delivery and software supply chain security.
The conversation, produced as part of theCUBE Research coverage, explores agent-driven pull requests, the shift from hand-written code to AI-assisted code creation, continuous integration and continuous delivery readiness, open source maintenance and strategies for operationalizing secure high-velocity development.
Lorenc emphasizes the urgency of shifting security left into the build pipeline and prioritizing code trust over contributor identity. They recommend hardened minimal container images and comprehensive automated testing to reduce the attack surface as agents become more autonomous. Nashawaty highlights rapid adoption of AI in production and notes the prerequisite of confident CI/CD systems before enabling autonomous agent workflows. Recommended practical actions include generating comprehensive tests, slimming images and investing in change management.
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This interview at Chainguard Assemble 2026 examines securing the modern software supply chain and artificial intelligence-driven development. John Sapp of Texas Mutual Insurance Company appears on theCUBE Research with hosts Rebecca Knight and Paul Nashawaty. The conversation addresses the evolving role of the Chief Information Security Officer and approaches to modernizing the secure software development life cycle.
Sapp emphasizes that CISOs must enable secure, responsible AI adoption through governance, inventorying software components and embedding security by design. They recommend shifting security left, reducing developer remediation time and measuring return on investment for supply chain controls. Nashawaty highlights Chainguard as an emerging application security innovation that automates lifecycle visibility and helps organizations achieve near-zero Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures.
Topics covered include supply chain security, secure software development life cycle, AI-driven development, open source security, developer experience and strategies for measuring security ROI. The discussion provides practical guidance and strategic considerations for organizations balancing speed and security in modern software delivery.
Practice Lead and Principal AnalysttheCUBE Research
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Rebecca Knight
HostSiliconANGLE Media
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In this interview from Chainguard Assemble in New York City, Dan Lorenc, co-founder and chief executive officer of Chainguard, joins theCUBE's Rebecca Knight and theCUBE Research's Paul Nashawaty to discuss how the rapid shift to AI-powered code generation is transforming the trust equation in software development. Lorenc describes the industry's transition from "hand tools" to "power tools," where AI and autonomous agents are now producing more code than humans can review. At Chainguard itself, agents are already submitting more pull requests each week than ...Read more
