Autonomous security: Is agentic AI next step for MDR?

Autonomous security: Is agentic AI next step for MDR?

Paul Stuttard, director, Duxbury Networking. Artificial intelligence (AI) is already changing managed detection and response (MDR) technologies. AI helps security teams sift through vast amounts of data, spot suspicious behaviour and react to threats far faster than traditional security methods. For organisations facing an expanding digital attack surface, this capacity becomes increasingly vital. Security teams…

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The rise of autonomous AI demands a new security strategy

The rise of autonomous AI demands a new security strategy

AI security is a strategy that spans people, identities, data, infrastructure and governance. (Image: Cyberrey) Artificial intelligence is entering a new phase. For the past few years, organisations have focused on using AI to improve productivity, automate repetitive tasks and support decision-making. Today, that evolution is accelerating. AI agents are no longer simply generating content…

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OpenAI unveils Dots, always-on AI agents for autonomous workflows

OpenAI unveils Dots, always-on AI agents for autonomous workflows

At its annual DevDay conference in San Francisco, OpenAI announced the launch of “Dots,” a new category of proactive, always-on artificial intelligence agents engineered to perform complex, multi-step tasks continuously with minimal human supervision. Designed to operate in the background across cloud virtual machines, web browsers, and local desktop environments, Dots mark a major push…

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Dryad Wins International XPRIZE Wildfire Award for Autonomous Wildfire Detection and Suppression

Dryad Wins International XPRIZE Wildfire Award for Autonomous Wildfire Detection and Suppression

Silvaguard Observation and Suppression drone and Hangar Dryad Networks, a leader in ultra-early wildfire detection, today announced it has been awarded $800,000 in the XPRIZE Wildfire competition for its performance in the Autonomous Wildfire Response finals in Alaska. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260923024178/en/ Dryad advanced from an original field…

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Autonomous security: Is agentic AI next step for MDR?

Smarter, faster and autonomous: AI reshapes MDR

Paul Stuttard, director, Duxbury Networking. Managed detection and response (MDR) has traditionally combined security technology with human expertise to continuously monitor environments, identify threats and respond to incidents. Artificial intelligence (AI) is now fundamentally changing this model. Rather than simply generating more alerts for security analysts to investigate, AI is increasingly becoming the intelligence and…

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SA firms urged to prep for more autonomous AI-driven orchestrated attacks

SA firms urged to prep for more autonomous AI-driven orchestrated attacks

Andre den Hond, solutions architect at Arctic Wolf. South African organisations should adopt and enforce an executive-level resilience mandate to defend against agentic AI-powered ransomware, fraud and phishing, according to cyber security and technology professionals. Andre den Hond, solutions architect at Arctic Wolf, says AI is reshaping an already sophisticated threat landscape. “AI is accelerating…

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Kaseya unveils first agentic IT management platform – turning data into autonomous action

Kaseya unveils first agentic IT management platform – turning data into autonomous action

Kaseya’s platform turns IT data into autonomous action. (Image source: 123RF) Kaseya, which positions itself as the leading global provider of AI-powered IT management and cyber security software, today introduced the first agentic IT management platform – powered by Kaseya Intelligence. Unlike traditional IT management tools that surface insights for humans to act on, Kaseya’s…

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Amazon’s Zoox explands autonomous testing to Dallas and Phoenix

Amazon’s Zoox explands autonomous testing to Dallas and Phoenix

Amazon’s self-driving subsidiary, Zoox, announced that it is expanding its testing footprint to Dallas and Phoenix. The rollout will begin with retrofitted Toyota Highlander SUVs equipped with human safety drivers to map the urban environments. These preliminary tests serve as the precursor to the eventual deployment of Zoox’s “purpose-built” robotaxis—vehicles designed without traditional steering wheels…

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