#582: What is an Agentic SOC? (how to defend at machine speed)

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In this video, we sit down to discuss the rapidly evolving world of cybersecurity, AI, and how an Agentic SOC is becoming the standard for modern defense. We cover the massive opportunity in the industry with over 4 million open cyber jobs, why mastering Splunk is a critical career move in 2026, and how you can get started for free. We also unpack emerging threats like Mythos class attackers, vulnerabilities in LLMs and MCP servers, and how the integration of Cisco Data Fabric and Splunk is helping organizations defend critical infrastructure against automated exploits at machine speed.

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0:00 - Coming up
01:00 - A new era
01:54 - Top threat vectors
03:14 - AI in cyber
04:10 - Rise of zero days
04:57 - What is Splunk?
06:32 - Agentic SOC
08:16 - Cyber roles in the future
16:01 - How agentic SOC will help
17:24 - Risks of AI agents // More attack surfaces
21:49 - Services to protect customers
25:36 - Data between Cisco and Splunk
27:39 - "AI fatigue" // What Cisco is doing differently
31:16 - Studying Splunk in 2026
32:54 - Conclusion

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