# AI Security at Scale, CMMC phase II paused, and the Weekly Enterprise News - Keith Hollender - ESW #468

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Published: 2026-07-20T09:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

Interview with Keith Hollender, CEO and Co-Founder of Arcova Why AI Security Is Becoming an Execution Problem, Not Just a Governance Problem As enterprises move from AI experimentation to adoption at scale, security leaders are under pressure to enable innovation without introducing unmanaged risk. The challenge is no longer whether organizations should pursue AI, but how they can govern it, secure it, and operationalize it in ways that stand up to real-world business and threat conditions. In this conversation, Keith Hollender discusses what Arcova is seeing across enterprise environments as organizations work to connect cybersecurity, AI governance, resilience, and broader transformation priorities. He explores where companies are getting stuck, why traditional siloed approaches are falling short, and what it takes to move from strategy decks to secure execution. Keith also shares how Arcova’s practitioner-led, relationship-driven model helps organizations turn complexity into clarity by embedding with client teams, solving urgent problems hands-on, and building capabilities designed to last. The conversation also covers Arcova’s continued growth, including expansion into the Middle East, and what global demand signals reveal about the next phase of cybersecurity and AI consulting. Segment Resources: https://arcova.com/sectors/ https://arcova.com/category/blog/ For more information about Arcova and how they can help your enterprise shape what's next, please visit: https://securityweekly.com/arcova Topic: CMMC Pause creating chaos among federal contractors This one sent some shockwaves through the CMMC community, particularly the hundreds or thousands of folks gearing up to assist with the validation that phase 2 aimed to provide. The TL;DR - defense contractors have…

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