Cybersecurity Circus at Black Hat 2025: AI Agents Steal the Show!

At Black Hat USA 2025, AirMDR unveiled its AI SOC platform designed to cut analyst fatigue by automating over 90% of Tier-1 alert triage. Meanwhile, Apiiro introduced AutoFix, an AI agent that acts as an embedded AppSec engineer in developers’ environments. These launches are part of the week’s cybersecurity announcements.

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Hot Take:

Welcome to the Las Vegas buffet of cybersecurity solutions, where companies are serving up agentic AI, automated fixes, and identity insights with a side of zero-day exploits! It’s like a security smorgasbord, and everyone’s invited to dig in. Watch out, Vegas, these cyber chefs are cooking up a storm, and it’s not just the slot machines that are going to be on high alert!

Key Points:

  • AirMDR’s AI SOC Platform aims to reduce Tier-1 alert fatigue by over 90%.
  • Apiiro’s AutoFix AI Agent is like having a personal AppSec bodyguard in your developer environment.
  • BeyondTrust is not just expanding solutions; they’ve opened a whole research arm – Phantom Labs!
  • Forescout’s latest threat report shows a 50% spike in zero-day exploits.
  • Menlo Security found AI website traffic has gone through the roof, with an uptick in AI-driven threats.

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