Tyler chats with Andrew Black, co-founder and CEO of Kovr.ai and former AWS Emerging Tech lead, about the unsexy work that makes mission software real: turning security and compliance into something fast, predictable, and built into the dev loop. Andrew explains how Kovr.ai reads system docs, maps to NIST 800-53, drafts control implementations, flags gaps, and recommends fixes, so engineers focus on high-judgment problems while AOs and risk owners get reliable packages that move.What’s happening on the Second Front:The true Valley of Death, speed and scale in productionAI that automates SSPs, findings, and control mappingHow to make compliance native to CI and CD with JIRA, Jenkins, SIEMWhy fixed-price software and clear architecture matter for customersCulture over strategy, setting weekly “big rocks,” hiring for gritConnect with AndrewLinkedIn: Andrew BlackConnect with TylerLinkedIn: Tyler Sweatt
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