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# Fireside Chat with Gerhard Eschelbeck, Fmr. Google CISO

Gerhard Eschelbeck warns that AI just compressed a decade of vulnerabilities into a single year. Discover why traditional patching is dead and how to secure autonomous agents.

- **Speakers:** [Gerhard Eschelbeck](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/@gerhard-eschelbeck), [Sead Ahmetović](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/@sead-ahmetovic)
- **Event:** World Congress 2026 North America
- **Published:** September 25, 2026
- **Duration:** 29:34
- **URL:** https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100610-fireside-chat-with-gerhard-eschelbeck-fmr-google-ciso
- **Thumbnail URL:** https://customer-goifxnzhrq3d0d54.cloudflarestream.com/8d332326fb535ad60988687a2948556a/thumbnails/thumbnail.jpg?time=183983ms

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