Share Full episode and show notes Data Security , Risk Assessments/Management , Generative AI Above Security on Why Legacy Tools Don’t Cut It for Modern Insider Risk – Tricia Howard – BH26 #2 As organizations rush to adopt agentic AI, agents are often given broad access to critical business systems and sensitive data. Legacy insider risk management tools weren’t built for this, and organizations have spent years on insider risk posturing and investments that leave security teams inundated with false positives while the real risk slips through undetected. In this segment, Tricia Howard draws on her decade in cybersecurity, including years watching user and entity behavior analytics (UEBA) overpromise and underdeliver, to unpack why understanding human – and now AI – intent is the missing piece. Segment Resources: https://www.above.security/blog-posts/redefining-insider-threat http... August 6, 2026 This episode is sponsored by Full Segment Notes As organizations rush to adopt agentic AI, agents are often given broad access to critical business systems and sensitive data. Legacy insider risk management tools weren't built for this, and organizations have spent years on insider risk posturing and investments that leave security teams inundated with false positives while the real risk slips through undetected. In this segment, Tricia Howard draws on her decade in cybersecurity, including years watching user and entity behavior analytics (UEBA) overpromise and underdeliver, to unpack why understanding human – and now AI – intent is the missing piece. Segment Resources: https://www.above.security/blog-posts/redefining-insider-threat https://www.above.security/blog-posts/above-security-what-i-wanted-ueba-to-be-years-ago https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/above-security-raises-50m-to-solve-insider-risk-in-the-agentic-era-302721984.html https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/above-security-announces-strategic-investment-from-the-crowdstrike-falcon-fund-furthering-its-mission-to-democratize-elite-insider-risk-management-302842676.html To meet with Above Security at Black Hat 2026 stop by Booth #5332 in the Business Hall. To learn more about Above Security and insider risk management in the era of agentic AI, visit: https://securityweekly.com/abovebh Key Moments 0:00 - — Black Hat 2026: Understanding Insider Risk 0:32 - — What Is Above Security and Insider Risk Management? 0:51 - — Insider Threat vs. Insider Risk Explained 01:22 - — AI Agents: The New Non-Human Insiders 01:52 - — Why Organizations Are Not Ready for AI-Driven Risk 03:01 - — Why Traditional Security Tools Miss Human Context 04:15 - — Using AI Agents to Investigate Insider Risk 05:22 - — Why Baselines and Static Rules Fall Short 06:09 - — The Most Common Insider Risk Scenarios Today 07:11 - — BYOD, Remote Work, and Blurred Security Boundaries 08:18 - — Above Security and CrowdStrike Partnership 10:19 - — Building an Insider Risk Program From Scratch 11:26 - — The Security Challenges of Remote Work 12:44 - — Accidental Insider Risk and Shadow AI 13:22 - — The Future of Insider Risk Management Guest Tricia Howard Head of Marketing at Above Security Tricia Howard is an artist gone rogue who ended up in cybersecurity. With a bachelor’s degree in theater arts and interests ranging from “Star Wars” to opera, she likes to bring a bit of pizzazz into the cyber realm. She is the Head of Marketing at Above Security, an AI-native agentic managed insider threat platform built to make insider risk proactive and operational through behavioral intelligence. She has over a decade of cybersecurity experience spanning threat research, content strategy, and technical storytelling, with a particular passion for making complex security topics accessible to both technical and non-technical audiences. Host Jackie McGuire @jackiesinsecurity https://www.jackiesinsecurity.com Show More Stay in the Know, No Smoke and Mirrors – Join Our Newsletter Get expert insights and technical breakdowns straight to your inbox. Join Now Related Segments Vulnerability Management AI Cocaine Recipes, Russian Hack, Scattered Spider, Cisco, Amazon Q – Aaran Leyland – SWN #594 Data Security Safe AI at scale, what happens after initial access, and the weekly enterprise news – Albert Estevez Polo, Shiva Pillay – ESW #463 Data Security Why One-Size-Fits-All Security Fails (And How to Reduce Your Attack Surface) – WC #1 Related Content Data Security NVM Express updates specifications with post-quantum cryptography and SSD virtualization support Data Security Coro and Keepit give MSPs a new data protection service to Sell Black Hat Data breaches don’t doom most small businesses, researcher finds You can skip this ad in 5 seconds