Trust, Then Autonomy:
A New Framework for Evaluating Agentic AI in Security
May 28, 2026 | 3:00 PM to 4:30 PM ET
Join Sublime Security and Apex Assembly for a CISO National Virtual Roundtable on “Trust, Then Autonomy: A New Framework for Evaluating Agentic AI in Security.”
Over the past 18 months, the security industry has sprinted from “AI-assisted” to “autonomous”. By RSAC 2026, the show floor was almost entirely dedicated to agentic AI, yet the evaluation rigor applied to those products has barely changed.
This talk will cover:
- How to identify the gap between the autonomy a vendor markets and the autonomy they actually deliver, and why that gap is more dangerous in security than anywhere else
- A practical autonomy framework for security AI (the equivalent of SAE levels) and why advancing from Level 1 to Level 4 is a trust relationship between vendor and customer, built on transparency, explainability, and auditability, rather than a product roadmap
- What rigorous AI evaluation actually looks like: benchmark design, test set construction, and why a vendor who can only show results (not methodology) is telling you something important
- Six questions to ask any security vendor that claims to have autonomous AI, which cannot be answered with marketing speak
Current Speakers
Bobby Filar
Head of AI
Sublime Security
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Bobby Filar is Head of AI at Sublime Security, where he leads a team building ML-driven detection capabilities and the agentic systems at the core of the platform. Alongside that work, he developed and owns Sublime’s AI Governance program, championing its organizing principle: human oversight by default, with autonomy earned incrementally through transparency and evidence.
Before Sublime, Bobby led security machine learning at Elastic and Endgame, where he built Artemis, an early natural language agent for security analysts.
His research spans adversarial ML, malware classification, and evaluating LLM performance via benchmarks. He has published at AAAI, ACM AISec, and USENIX, and co-authored foundational work on the malicious use of artificial intelligence.
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Kyle Bubp
CISO
Avid Technologies
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Kyle Bubp is currently serving as Chief Information Security Officer at Avid Technology
and is also a member of IANS Faculty. He’s a seasoned cybersecurity leader with over
20 years of IT and security experience.
Kyle has worked for Fortune 200 enterprises, hosting providers, the FBI, the
Department of Energy, and the Department of Defense to analyze and improve their
security posture. His expertise spans security architecture, application security,
vulnerability management, incident response, and developing comprehensive security
Programs.
He’s also a published author, featured in the “Tribe of Hackers” book series, mentors students as part of MassCyberCenter’s Mentorship Program, serves on multiple
cybersecurity startup advisory boards, and continues to research security issues and
present on improving the security industry.
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Sublime’s agentic platform stops more email attacks with less work. Our AI agents work like a digital SOC team in your environment, triaging and blocking advanced threats while adapting protections at adversary speed. It provides full transparency and automation by default, with control on demand for advanced teams, eliminating vendor bottlenecks or one-size-fits-all limits.
Speaker:
Michael Booth, Senior Director of Sales, TigerGraph
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Michael Booth is a Senior Director of Sales for TigerGraph with more than 25 years of experience working with Analytics and Business Intelligence capabilities supporting Financial Services Organizations.
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Agenda
3:00pm-3:10pm (EST)
Opening Remarks & Executive Introductions
3:10pm-3:30pm (EST)
Host Introduction
3:30pm-4:00pm (EST)
Virtual Roundtable Hosted by Sublime Security
4:00pm-4:30pm (EST)
Executive Discussion
Title Representation
Industry Breakdown
Org. Size by Revenue
Got questions? We’ve got answers!
Why should I attend?
Your time is valuable and we make sure to make the most of it! We take the time to figure out your challenges and customize your experience to meet your needs. Our agendas are tailored to your feedback and we pride ourselves in covering the most cutting-edge content delivered by renowned industry experts. Look forward to building enduring partnerships and together we’ll go straight to the top.
What if I have dietary restrictions?
What if I want to speak at an assembly?
Apex is always looking for speakers that can contribute their valuable insight. If you would like to speak, please contact your Apex POC or fill out the Speaker Registration Form on the Assemblies page. Please keep in mind that we receive many inquiries for speaking and sessions are available on a first come first served basis. But no need to worry, we have plenty of opportunities available at future assemblies.
I plan on being in attendance, but what if something comes up and I have to cancel?
We understand that something may come up on your calendar! Before canceling with us, please know that we will have a separate room for attendees to step out for work-related activities (meetings, emails, conference calls, etc.). If you must cancel, we just ask that you let us know at least 48 hours in advance so that we can open up the waitlist for another member.
ROLE DESCRIPTION
We are looking for a Business Development Manager to join the company and take on one of the most opportunistic roles the industry has to offer. This is a role that allows for you to create and develop relationships with leading solution providers in the enterprise technology space. Through extensive research and conversation you will learn the goals and priorities of IT & IT Security Executives and collaborate with companies that have the solutions they are looking for. This role requires professionalism, drive, desire to learn, enthusiasm, energy and positivity.
Role Requirements:
Role Responsibilities
Apex offers our team:
Entry level salary with competitive Commission & Bonus opportunities
Apex offers the ability to make a strong impact on our products and growing portfolio.
Three months of hands on training and commitment to teach you the industry and develop invaluable sales and relationship skills.
Opportunity to grow into leadership role and build a team
Extra vacation day for your birthday when it falls on a weekday
All major American holidays off
10 paid vacation days after training period
5 paid sick days
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