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title: "The Security Trends Shaping the Year Ahead"
date: "2026-03-26T20:01:57+00:00"
url: "https://checkmarx.com/security-trends-shaping-year-ahead/"
description: "See how agentic AppSec accelerates secure development with tools that prevent, triage, and fix vulnerabilities across the SDLC."
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# The Security Trends Shaping the Year Ahead

## Watch the Recording

Hear the key takeaways from RSAC 2026 and what they mean for application security teams moving forward.

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# The Security Trends Shaping the Year Ahead

Explore the key insights from RSAC 2026 and how they’re shaping the future of application security. As AI-driven development accelerates and attack surfaces expand, security teams must evolve to keep pace.rnrnJoin Checkmarx experts for a post-RSAC recap where we break down the biggest themes that dominated the conference. Get practical insights into what security leaders, practitioners, and vendors are prioritizing and what it means for your organization.rnrnIn this session, we’ll explore the major shifts influencing security today and what’s coming next:

AI Moves from Assistance to Automation: Security teams are deploying agent-based systems that can triage alerts, investigate threats, and recommend remediation which are changing how organizations respond to risk.

  ![Purple Speed Benefits ICON](https://checkmarx.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Purple-Speed-Benefits-ICON.svg)

 The Next Phase of Software Supply Chain Security: The focus is shifting beyond SBOMs to continuous monitoring of dependencies, open source components, and development tooling.

  ![Purple IDE Benefits ICON](https://checkmarx.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Purple-IDE-Benefits-ICON.svg)

 The Push Toward Security Platforms: Organizations are consolidating tools into unified platforms that connect detection, prioritization, and remediation for greater efficiency.

  ![Purple Puzzle Benefits ICON](https://checkmarx.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Purple-Puzzle-Benefits-ICON.svg)

 Securing AI Systems and AI-generated Code: As enterprises deploy AI across applications and development workflows, new risks are emerging.

  ![Purple Shield Benefits ICON](https://checkmarx.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Purple-Shield-Benefits-ICON.svg)

Also, learn how Checkmarx is investing in and advancing these areas to help organizations secure modern software development at the speed of AI.

## **Meet The Speakers**

 Checkmarx

#### Steve Boone

Director of Product Marketing

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 Kayla Williams Consulting

#### Kayla Williams

CISO

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 Checkmarx

#### Rebecca Spiegel

(Moderator) Sr. Product Marketing Manager

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 ## Market & Technology Leadership

40%

of Fortune 100

1800+

Customers in 70 countries

75+

Languages & 100+ frameworks

7X

Leader at Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Application Security Testing

## Industry Recognition

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