#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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