Insight: The double-edged sword that is agentic AI
Agentic artificial intelligence (AI) is fundamentally reshaping the cyberthreat landscape by automating what were once highly manual, resource-intensive attacks. Instead of relying on human operators, AI-driven agents can self-direct, adapt in real time and scale across multiple targets simultaneously.
This adaptability and increased agility are proving to be both a gift and a curse in cybersecurity, providing good actors with better tools to handle increased threats, while giving the bad actors new tools to exploit security weaknesses.
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On the flipside, agentic AI also poses great opportunities for businesses to streamline and enhance their own cybersecurity efforts, as long as the appropriate safeguards are in place.
“SMEs should treat agentic AI the same way they treat cloud or AI adoption: start small, scale responsibly and always with security in mind. Cloud-native platforms already provide secure environments affordably, so SMEs can focus on choosing AI services with proven compliance certifications.” – Kew, KewMann
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