AI Won't Kill Your Hacking Career. Being An AI Luddite Will.
This week: All the news from [un]prompted II, flaws emerge in 7 AI platforms, and help comes to besieged rural hospitals.
Agentic AI
AI Agents Are Getting More Access Than Security Teams Can Control
As enterprises rush to deploy AI agents, Endor Labs researcher Peyton Kennedy warns that excessive privileges, weak isolation and misplaced trust are expanding the attack surface. (Sponsored by Endor Labs)
From DARPA AIxCC to Microsoft FORGE Lab: Lessons Building Hyperscale AI Code Scanning Tools
Microsoft FORGE Lab's AI agents helped find 140 Windows CVEs. At [un]prompted II, Taesoo Kim explains why fixing bugs is the bigger challenge.
AI Agent Sandboxing: Google Researcher Unveils Capsem
Google DeepMind's Elie Bursztein presents Capsem at [un]prompted II, using hardware isolation to secure AI agents without sacrificing speed.
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[un]prompted II: Full Coverage
CYBR.SEC.Media's full coverage of [un]prompted II 2026: AI agent security research, expert talks, debates and analysis from San Francisco, October 27–29.
Rilian Brings Agentic AI to Rural Hospital Cybersecurity in White House Pilot
Rilian joins the White House's Project Lifeline 250 to protect South Carolina rural hospitals, putting its agentic AI approach to critical infrastructure security into practice.
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AI Agent Security Gaps Take Center Stage at [un]prompted II
A review of submissions during the CFP found 71% of 490 conference submissions focused on AI agents, exposing gaps in production defenses, vulnerability remediation and threat intelligence.
The Federal AI Agent Incident Playbook is Out: AI Safety Teams Wrote the Framework. Security Teams Have to Make It Real
Incident readiness for agentic systems means red teams, logging architecture and recovery. Not policy documents.
AI Gets the Billions. Cybersecurity Defenders Get the Burnout.
As AI's creators cash in on FUD, cybersecurity teams face growing threats and mounting exhaustion. Plus: overlooked startups and practical guardrails that deserve attention.
AI in Cybersecurity: Blizzard AppSec Chief Shares What Works and What Fails
After two years of AI adoption, Blizzard Entertainment's Kurt Kaufmann explains where AI improves cybersecurity, why agents fail, and how to build effective guardrails. (Includes infographics)
AI Threats Reach Smart Refrigerators and Ovens as Cyberattacks Turn Physical
Cyberattacks on French supermarkets and new Anthropic research reveal how vulnerable smart refrigerators, ovens and IoT devices could become targets for self-replicating AI agents.
The Agentic AI Trust Gap: Why SOCs Are Drowning in Threat Intelligence Alerts
Threat intelligence budgets are rising, but alert fatigue, false positives, and integration gaps leave SOC teams struggling to keep pace with AI-powered cyber threats, new Flashpoint research finds.
CruiseCon AI/Privacy 2026: Full Coverage
Full CruiseCon 2026 coverage from aboard Mariner of the Seas, including AI security, privacy, insider threats, cyber risk and leadership.