Agents Don't Get a Pass: Governing Digital Identity | Executive Interview with Adam Hawkins

July 15, 2026: Adam Hawkins, EVP, Healthcare and Life Sciences at Cyderes, has spent more than 20 years at the intersection of clinical operations and cybersecurity, from co-founding a clinical decision support startup in college to building Cyderes's healthcare vertical from the ground up. Drex DeFord and Adam cover what the sprint to AI actually looks like from the security side, why most health systems are building guardrails while the car is already on the freeway, and the emerging concept of "blast radius", understanding not just what's vulnerable, but what actually breaks when something goes down. The conversation ends with a clear-eyed look at the next five years: machines versus machines, and what that shift means for healthcare security leadership.Key Points:01:22 Adam’s Early Healthcare Start05:10 Lessons from Robert Hershebeck07:30 Today’s Biggest CISO Challenge09:49 Security Context and Blast Radius13:03 Machines vs Machines FutureKeep up to date on the latest in health IT:https://thisweekhealth.com/news/X: This Week HealthLinkedIn: This Week HealthDonate: Alex’s Lemonade Stand: Foundation for Childhood Cancer