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Episode: The Illusion of Transparency: What Most Organizations Don't Know About Their Software and AI Supply Chains | A Brand Spotlight at RSAC Conference 2026 with Daniel Bardenstein, CEO and Co-Founder of Manifest Cyber
Description: Daniel Bardenstein, CEO and co-founder of Manifest Cyber, opens with a candid assessment: the fundamental problem hasn't changed since Log4Shell. Organizations still don't understand what's inside the software and AI they build and buy. A recent Manifest Cyber study found a 40-50% gap between how well CISOs believed their security posture was managed and how their own AppSec teams rated the reality. Traditional SCA tools bury analysts in alerts without enabling response. Third-party tools hand out letter grades without reflecting actual empirical risk. The result is what Bardenstein calls the illusion of transparency -- confidence in visibility that...