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Episode 12 - The Agentic SOC: Upleveling Analysts with AI Knowledge Multipliers

Richard Bejtlich sits down with Stan Kiefer, Corelight’s Senior Manager for Data Science, to discuss how AI serves as a vital "abstraction layer" and "knowledge multiplier" for security analysts. Stan explains that while AI can synthesize complex information, it remains untrustworthy without high-fidelity network data at its center to provide verifiable evidence. The episode explores the shift toward an "agentic ecosystem" and a tiered architecture where a central orchestrator manages specialized sub-agents to accelerate detection and investigation.

AI Governance and Risk: Expert Insights for Enterprise Leaders

‍ As GenAI tools become embedded in core business operations, the governance programs meant to oversee them are still catching up. Closing that gap requires visibility into where AI operates and the ability to express exposure in financial terms that leadership can act on. The organizations best positioned to manage AI risk are those that have already started treating it as a measurable business variable rather than an abstract operational concern. ‍

Your AI SOC still needs a SIEM. Here's why that won't change.

Everyone is building sophisticated intelligence layers with improved models and smarter agents to automate threat detection, investigation, and response. It’s what is needed in order to mature into an AI SOC. However, the organizations seeing the most value from AI in their SOC are not focusing solely on the intelligence layer. They’re focusing on the data foundation first.

AI Phishing Attack Prevention Strategies: How AI Identifies and Limits Human Risk

AI is making phishing attacks easier to create and scale. Tasks that once required manual effort can now be automated, allowing attackers to generate realistic messages, launch campaigns, and adapt tactics quickly to evade security controls. In fact, KnowBe4’s 2025 Phishing Threat Trends Report found that more than 73% of phishing emails analyzed in 2024 showed signs of AI involvement. As a result, phishing threats are becoming harder to detect using traditional methods alone.

A CISO's Guide to Deploying AI Agents in Production Safely

Your CNAPP shows green across every posture check—hardened clusters, compliant configurations, no critical CVEs—but when your board asks "Are our AI agents safe in production?", you cannot answer with confidence because your tools see the infrastructure, not what the agents actually do at runtime.

The AI Inversion: Tracking the Most Dangerous Cyber Attacks of 2026

For years, AI was the defender’s advantage. In the last 30 days, that narrative inverted — AI is now leaking data, generating malware, refusing to shut down, and erasing billions in market value. AI-enabled attacks rose 89% year-over-year. A single model leak wiped $14.5 billion from markets in one day. An AI agent compromised 600+ firewalls across 55 countries without a human operator. And another AI agent refused to shut down when commanded.

Opti9 Becomes Authorized Anthropic Reseller via Amazon Bedrock

Opti9 recently announced it has been approved as an authorized reseller for Anthropic models through Amazon Bedrock, further strengthening its ability to deliver secure, enterprise-grade AI solutions on Amazon Web Services (AWS). In October, AWS enabled its Solution Provider Partners to resell Amazon Bedrock, a fully managed service that provides access to a wide range of leading foundation models from top providers.