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DryRun Security Appoints Andrew Peterson to Board


DryRun Security Appoints Andrew Peterson to Board
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  • February 18, 2026

DryRun Security today announced the appointment of Andrew Peterson as a new member of its Board of Directors, effective immediately. Peterson, a renowned entrepreneur, technologist, and investor, joins at a pivotal moment as DryRun accelerates its mission to redefine code security for software built by both humans and autonomous AI agents.

Quick Intel

  • Andrew Peterson co-founded Signal Sciences, pioneering modern web application and API security; led the company through rapid growth and its acquisition by Fastly in 2020.
  • Founded Aviso Ventures, an early-stage fund focused on enterprise and infrastructure software; portfolio includes Protect AI (acquired by Palo Alto Networks, 2024) and SGNL.ai (acquired by CrowdStrike, 2025).
  • Brings operator perspective on translating technical innovation into durable, market-leading businesses.
  • Appointment strengthens DryRun’s governance as the company scales AI-native solutions, including policy-driven visibility into shadow AI coding and agentic code changes.
  • DryRun now processes more than 250,000 code reviews per month across enterprise and mid-market customers, establishing leadership in reducing noise, surfacing real risk, and securing AI-driven development.

Guiding AI-Native Code Security in the Agentic Era

Peterson’s track record aligns closely with DryRun’s vision of moving beyond legacy AppSec models to intelligent, contextual security that adapts to AI-accelerated development velocity.

“I’m excited to join DryRun Security’s Board at a moment when the fundamentals of software development are changing,” said Andrew Peterson. “As AI agents take on more responsibility in writing and reviewing code, security must evolve into something more intelligent, contextual, and adaptive. DryRun is building exactly that: an AI-native approach to code security that’s purpose-built for the future of software.”

“On behalf of the entire DryRun Security team, I’m honored to welcome Andrew Peterson to our Board,” said James Wickett, co-founder and CEO, DryRun Security. “Andrew is a rare combination of technologist, product builder, and company scaler. As DryRun continues to challenge legacy AppSec models and define what AI-native code security intelligence should look like, his experience will help ensure we scale with focus and real customer impact.”

Since emerging from stealth, DryRun has gained rapid traction through breakthrough innovation, original research, and strong enterprise adoption. Its Contextual Security Analysis engine helps teams defend against shadow AI while enforcing standards in high-velocity, agent-assisted development environments.

About DryRun Security

DryRun Security is the industry’s first AI-native, agentic code security intelligence solution. Powered by its proprietary Contextual Security Analysis engine, DryRun Security helps security and developer teams reduce noise, surface real risk, and secure modern software built by both humans and autonomous agents. DryRun Security saves organizations thousands of hours otherwise spent on false positives, manual triage, and reactive reviews, while enabling security to scale with the speed and complexity of AI-driven development.

 

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