Save My Seat
AI is reshaping vulnerability discovery, and organizations are facing an avalanche of CVEs, security alerts, and remediation decisions. In 2025 alone, 48,185 new CVEs were disclosed, while only about 7,500 were patched. At the same time, the window between disclosure and exploitation shrunk to just one day in 2026 and is projected to fall to one minute by 2027*.
In this new security climate, how do you determine which vulnerabilities actually matter? How do you verify that a patch was successfully deployed? And how do you balance the speed of automated remediation against the risk of introducing outages, instability, or compliance issues?
Join experts from Perforce OpenLogic and Zend for a practical discussion on modern vulnerability management in the AI era. Attendees will learn:
- What projects like Mythos/Fable mean for OSS security exposure
- How to validate fixes have successfully been applied and will pass scans
- Common reasons why systems become vulnerable again after remediation
- The advantages and drawbacks of fully automated patching strategies
AI-powered vulnerability discovery is changing the threat landscape. Find out how to reduce risk without overwhelming your team. Register today.
*Source: J.P. Morgan, Patchmageddon, July 2026.
Presenters
Aaron Kiemele
Aaron Kiemele is the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at Perforce Software. With a technical foundation, Aaron approaches managing an information security program through a foundation of practical, actionable approaches to protecting the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of systems, networks, services, and data.
Aaron’s experience ranges from network engineering to executive leadership roles — including CTO and CISO — with highly regulated industries, which includes healthcare, government, defense, and payment/finance.
With a “Secure by Design and Compliant by Default” approach, Aaron and his team guides the diverse Perforce product lines through their compliance and regulatory obligations. This work is performed with the help of designated liaisons each time, acting as subject matter experts and points of contact to provide tactical support.
Bill Burns
Bill Burns is Vice President of Software Engineering at Perforce Software, where he leads engineering teams responsible for delivering innovative software solutions across the company's product portfolio. With extensive experience building and scaling enterprise software organizations, Bill focuses on helping development teams deliver secure, reliable, and high-performing applications that meet the needs of modern enterprises.
Throughout his career, Bill has worked closely with product, engineering, and customer-facing teams to drive software innovation and operational excellence. His expertise spans software architecture, engineering leadership, product development, and the practical application of emerging technologies to solve complex business challenges. Bill is passionate about helping organizations modernize their software delivery practices while maintaining the performance, security, and scalability required in mission-critical environments.
Tim Carroll
Tim Carroll is a senior leader at Perforce Software, influencing product development and guiding innovation across the portfolio, including OpenLogic, Zend, SourcePro, IMSL, Akana, and Gliffy brands. He brings more than 25 years of experience in software development, including over a decade as Director of Software Development at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
Throughout his career, Tim has focused on promoting open source adoption and strategy. He was a founding member and served for 10 years on the Board of Directors of the Apereo Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing the use of open source in higher education. He also helped establish the Java Special Interest Group (JASIG) project incubation process and oversight group, which was later adopted and implemented at Apereo. Tim has written and presented on topics ranging from Hadoop administration and Linux migration strategies to open source lifecycle management and governance. He is particularly motivated by providing software solutions that enable people to look beyond solved problems, and mobilizing resources to overcome new interesting obstacles.