Ensuring Compliance in AI and DevOps with TestifySec - Featuring Cole Kennedy

FINOS Open Source in Finance Podcast

In this episode of the FINOS podcast, Grizz Griswold interviews Cole Kennedy, founder and CEO of TestifySec. Explore the importance of compliance in AI and DevOps, especially within highly regulated industries like financial services and defense. Learn about the challenges of data governance in AI models, the necessity of tracking and verifying compliance processes, and how the In-toto project offers a framework for cryptographic validation. Cole shares insights from his diverse journey, including his military background, engineering pursuits, and the inception of TestifySec. Discover the future of AI compliance and the role of open source in driving innovation. 00:00 Introduction to AI Model Compliance 00:52 Meet Cole Kennedy: Founder and CEO of TestifySec 03:01 Cole's Journey from Military to Tech 06:00 Challenges in High Compliance Environments 10:45 The Birth of TestifySec 14:40 AI and Compliance in Financial Services 22:35 Future of AI in High Compliance Industries 26:35 Conclusion and Final Thoughts Cole Kennedy: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thecolekennedy/ TestifySec: https://testifysec.com/ in-toto: https://in-toto.io/ Find more info about FINOS: On the web: https://www.finos.org/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/FINOSFoundation LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/finosfoundation/ 2024 State of Open Source in Financial Services Download: ⁠https://www.finos.org/state-of-open-source-in-financial-services-2024⁠ FINOS Current Newsletter Here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.finos.org/newsletter About FINOS FINOS (The Fintech Open Source Foundation) is a nonprofit whose mission is to foster the adoption of open source, open standards, and collaborative software development practices in financial services. It is the center for open source developers and the financial services industry to build new technology projects that have a lasting impact on business operations. As a regulatory compliant platform, the foundation enables developers from these competing organizations to collaborate on projects with a strong propensity for mutualization. It has enabled codebase contributions from both the buy- and sell-side firms and counts over 50 major financial institutions, fintechs and technology consultancies as part of its membership. FINOS is also part of the Linux Foundation, the largest shared technology organization in the world. Get involved and join FINOS as a Member.