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Agentic defense and AI for cybersecurity<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/siliconangle.com\/2026\/04\/24\/agentic-defense-ai-cybersecurity-integration-googlecloudnext\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Publish Date: 2026-04-24 13:22:00<\/a><\/p>\n

Source Domain: siliconangle.com<\/a><\/p>\n

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Using an unordered list, summarize the following article with between 4 and 8 key points.
\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAs AI accelerates enterprise transformation, it is simultaneously widening the attack surface organizations must defend \u2014 and compressing the time defenders have to respond.
\nThe convergence of geopolitical tension, AI-powered adversaries and a surging wave of agent deployments has pushed agentic defense to the center of enterprise security strategy. The old playbook of manual detection and human-paced remediation is now nothing short of structurally obsolete, according to Morgan Adamski (pictured, right), U.S. cyber, data and tech risk leader at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
\n\u201cThe adversaries may have the advantage, but I\u2019m team defense,\u201d Adamski said. \u201cHow do we integrate AI from the beginning to improve everything you\u2019re doing from a security perspective so that you can benefit from the efficiencies and find the adversary faster?\u201d
\nAdamski and Charles Carmakal (left), chief technology officer of Mandiant Inc., a subsidiary of Google Cloud, spoke with theCUBE\u2019s\u00a0John Furrier\u00a0and co-host\u00a0Alison Kosik at Google Cloud Next, during an exclusive broadcast on theCUBE, SiliconANGLE Media\u2019s livestreaming studio. They\u00a0discussed agentic defense strategies, the evolving public-private cybersecurity partnership and why defenders now hold a structural advantage in the AI arms race. (* Disclosure below.)
\nAgentic defense and the shadow AI governance gap
\nThe arrival of AI agents in enterprise workflows has introduced a new class of identity and behavior risk that security teams are not yet equipped to manage at scale. As PwC\u2019s expanded alliance with Google Cloud signals, the industry is moving quickly to close that gap by embedding AI-native controls from the start of deployment. The core challenge is that of \u201cshadow AI\u201d \u2014 employees building and deploying agents outside of formal governance structures, according to\u00a0Adamski. Organizations want to encourage their workforces to experiment with AI but lack the enforcement layer that makes that safe.
\n\u201cPolicies are supposed to be in place to help you move faster, not slower,\u201d Adamski said. \u201cYou just have to write them the right way \u2026 write it to encourage innovation, but also to maintain that security barrier that you need.\u201d
\nBut the vulnerability exposure problem compounds the challenge. According to the Mandiant M-Trends 2026 report, adversaries have collapsed the defender response window from hours to as little as 22 seconds \u2014 a compression that makes human-only security untenable. The race is now between defenders using AI models to find and patch vulnerabilities before adversaries can exploit them, according to Carmakal.
\n\u201cWith AI, you can scale tremendously, well beyond what humans are able to do,\u201d Carmakal said. \u201cWe\u2019re going to find a lot of security gains by leveraging AI, but with that said, there\u2019s always going to be risks associated with it too.\u201d
\nHere\u2019s the complete video interview, part of SiliconANGLE\u2019s and theCUBE\u2019s coverage of Google Cloud Next:<\/p>\n

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