Techstrong TV — Thu, Apr 23

Ex-Facebook & Uber CISO: Why AI Changes Everything for Cloud Security

Alan Shimel with Joe Sullivan

What happens when a former federal prosecutor turned CISO of Facebook, Uber, and Cloudflare turns his attention to AI and cloud security? In this episode of TechStrong TV, Alan Shimel sits down with Joe Sullivan, security advisor at Upwind Security, for a wide-ranging conversation about the state of cybersecurity in 2026. Joe shares his remarkable journey from thae US Department of Justice to building security teams at Facebook, leading security at Uber, taking Cloudflare through its IPO, and now working in the VC world advising companies like Upwind. He offers a unique multi-angle view of the security landscape. The conversation dives into why runtime security is the next frontier in cloud defense, how AI is transforming software engineering with companies seeing 10x increases in code output, and why vulnerability management needs a complete rethink in 2026. Joe explains why agentic AI solutions are the future of security operations and why this is the best time ever to be a cybersecurity leader.