The Vijilan webinar series
Hot Wash.
The debrief, on the record.
A hot wash is the debrief responders hold straight after an incident, while it is still fresh. Our webinars run the same way: one realistic incident per episode, walked from the first alert to the last decision, then debriefed live with people who would have made different calls. Every episode is recorded, and the replays are free to watch here.
Hot Wash is Vijilan Security’s free webinar series for security leaders, MSPs and MSSPs. Each episode walks one realistic incident from first alert to final decision, then holds the debrief live. Episode 01, “Who’s Accountable at Machine Speed?”, was recorded live on October 8, 2026: three security leaders on where automated SOC action should stop and a human should decide. Episodes are vendor-neutral, and the recordings are free to watch at vijilan.com/events.
Hot Wash 01 · Latest replay
Who's Accountable at Machine Speed?
Three panelists on where AI ends and human judgment has to begin. Five weeks after Fal.Con, once the keynote glow has worn off. No slides, no demo, mostly argument.
Five things you can use on Monday
- 01A working autonomy modelFour tiers (observe, enrich, recommend, act) and where to draw your own line on each.
- 02The blast-radius testOne question that sorts reversible automated actions from the ones that need a person.
- 03The accountability chainWho answers for an automated action that turns out wrong, written down before it happens.
- 04A vendor questionnaireTwelve questions to put to anyone selling you an autonomous SOC.
- 05The economics both waysWhat human review actually costs at scale, and what skipping it costs instead.
- Date
- Thursday, October 8, 2026
- Time
- 1:00–2:00 PM ET
- Format
- Recorded live panel · on demand
- Cost
- Free to watch
- Moderator
- Kevin NejadChief Executive Officer, Vijilan
- Panel
- Curt Aubley (Sevii), Sean Nobles (NaviSec), Dominic Genzano (Vijilan)Chosen because we expected them to disagree.
The companion worksheet: “The Autonomy Line,” a two-page worksheet. Four-tier action grid, the reversibility test, and the twelve vendor questions. Sent by email to everyone who registered for the live panel.
Coming up in Hot Wash
The rest of season one.
Every scenario is a composite, never a client’s incident. Dates and guests are announced as each one is booked.
Podcast
In production.
Short conversations with the people who run security operations for a living (analysts, MSP owners, CISOs) about the parts of the job that don’t make it into vendor decks. Tell us where to send the first episode and we will.
If you run a SOC, an MSP, or a security team and you have an argument you’re willing to make on the record, pitch an episode.
Next one
What should we argue about next?
These sessions exist because someone had a question worth an hour of other people’s time. If that is you, say so. We read every one, and the topics that keep coming back are the ones that get booked.
Questions
How these work.
- What is Hot Wash?
- Hot Wash is Vijilan Security’s free webinar series. Each episode walks one realistic security incident from the first alert to the final decision, then holds the debrief live: what was supposed to happen, what actually happened, why they differed, and what to change.
- What are Vijilan events?
- Live online webinars run by Vijilan Security, a managed cybersecurity company, under the series name Hot Wash, plus sessions led by Vijilan partners. They are vendor-neutral conversations with security leaders rather than product demos.
- Do they cost anything?
- No. Sessions are free to attend and free to watch afterwards.
- Do I have to attend live?
- No. Everyone who registers receives the recording and any accompanying worksheet by email, whether or not they attend.
- Where do the recordings go?
- Each session is posted on this page the day after it airs, and emailed to everyone who registered for it.
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