9 application security startups combating AI risks
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At RSAC 2026, nine application security startups are addressing how AI is collapsing traditional security boundaries across the software development lifecycle. The companies span multiple control points: AppSentinels secures API workflows used by AI agents; Aurva tracks identity and access chains in agent-driven systems; Backline automates vulnerability remediation at scale; Backslash governs the AI development toolchain including MCP servers; Chainloop enforces software supply chain governance via policy-as-code; FireTail provides visibility into AI tool usage across organizations; Raven shifts to runtime prevention independent of CVEs; Seezo embeds security requirements before code is written; and TestifySec turns compliance into a continuous CI/CD signal. The common thread is that AI is compressing the SDLC, making isolated security checkpoints insufficient and pushing security to be enforced continuously across every stage.
