The cybersecurity industry has come a long way since threat hunting was considered a new and much more advanced form of threat detection and response. Like any evolution, there have been distinct stages of development - as well as instances where generational “leaps” have potentially been made. The emerging use of agentic AI in automating hunting tasks has the potential to considerably change the game - for defenders as well as attackers.

As attackers use AI to create threats at scale and at machine speed, agents are already being used by many MDR and DXR vendors and service providers to supply autonomous features that assist human operators and augment existing security tools.

With contributions from Christina Richmond. The current escalation involving Iran, Israel, and the United States marks a clear transition in the doctrine of modern conflict. Military operations, economic disruption, and cyber activity unfold simultaneously and influence one another in real time. The conflict illustrates a broader transformation in geopolitical competition that has been unfolding in isolated silos; this war brings those dynamics together at once. Cyber campaigns influence...