Kayla Underkoffler | AI Security Policy & Advocacy at Zenity
Kayla Underkoffler
Kayla is Director of AI Security Policy & Advocacy with Zenity. Her professional career started in the United States Marine Corps, where she then left active duty to pursue a career in Cybersecurity. Throughout her years in security, she has served as a practitioner in vulnerability management, security operations, crowdsourced security, and most recently, Agentic AI security and governance.
With a passion for bridging the gap between business and technology, Kayla will continue to evangelize the importance of security for everyone.
Posts by Kayla Underkoffler
Your Security Stack Was Built for a Different Attacker: The Coding Agent Blind Spot
Every tool in the enterprise security stack was designed to answer a specific question about a specific threat...
Coding Agents
Zenity Labs: The Bleeding Edge
At Zenity, we like to say we don't only exist on the bleeding edge; we are the bleeding edge. It's a defensible...
Company AnnouncementsResearch
Your AI Agent Inventory Is Incomplete. Here's What That Means for Risk.
Some organizations still treat agentic AI as a future problem. Something to plan for. Something on the horizon....
AI Security
The AI Agent Security Summit Returns to San Francisco: Meet the First Speakers
Since our last AI Agent Security Summit in 2025, the conversation around agentic AI security has shifted considerably,...
AI SecurityConferences
My First RSA: Agents, Challenges, and Community
I am no stranger to conferences, and certainly no stranger to security conferences. Over the years, BlackHat and...
AI SecurityConferences
The OWASP Top 10 for Agentic Applications: A Milestone for the Future of AI Security
The OWASP GenAI Security Project has officially released its Top 10 for Agentic Applications, the first industry-standard...
Company AnnouncementsIndustry News
The Genesis Mission: A New Era of AI-Accelerated Science and a New Security Imperative
Innovation has always been the engine of American advancement. With the launch of the Genesis Mission, the White...
Industry News
Reflections from the AI Agent Security Summit in San Francisco
Last week, I had the honor of emceeing the AI Agent Security Summit in San Francisco, a gathering of some of the...
AI SecurityConferences
Bridging AI Safety and AI Security: Reflections from the NYC AI Safety Meetup
The regularly occurring NYC AI Safety Meetups cover a variety of topics, with this latest session focusing on the...
AI SecurityConferences
Why Detection? Why Now? Key Takeaways from the NIST NCCoE Public COI Working Session
In April, I had the amazing opportunity to participate in a unique AI security event put on by the National Cybersecurity...
AI SecurityConferences
America’s AI Action Plan: Innovation, Security, and What It Means for Builders and Buyers
On July 23, 2025, the White House unveiled America’s AI Action Plan during the Winning the AI Race Summit, marking...
Industry News
AI Agents Take DC: Inside Washington’s Developing Agentic Security Agenda
AI Agents have become one of the most discussed emerging technologies in enterprise environments, and now, they’ve...
Industry NewsCompliance & Governance
Securing Agentic AI and Citizen Development Starts with Policy and Standards
Introduction
At Zenity, we're deeply committed to helping our customers harness and embrace the power of Agentic...
Company Announcements
Bridging Innovation and Policy: Zenity’s Strategic Discussions in Washington DC
Representing Zenity in Washington DC
I recently had the fantastic opportunity to represent Zenity in a round of...
AI SecurityCompliance & Governance
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