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Agentic AI and the Future of Continuous Cyber Defense

abstract
Traditional cybersecurity models were designed for environments that changed slowly. Today, enterprise systems evolve continuously, while most security assessments still operate on periodic testing cycles. This creates a growing gap between organizational exposure and actual security visibility.
This webinar explores how Agentic AI is redefining cybersecurity through autonomous reasoning, continuous assessment, and adaptive defense operations. Through practical case-study-driven examples, attendees will see how AI agents can analyze attack surfaces, identify vulnerabilities, validate risks, and support security teams with greater speed, scalability, and consistency than traditional approaches alone.
The session will also discuss governance, auditability, human oversight, and the operational realities of deploying AI-driven security systems responsibly within enterprise environments. Attendees will leave with a practical understanding of how organizations can evolve from reactive security programs toward intelligent, continuous cyber defense models.
webinar Details
Date
Wednesday, June 17, 2026
Time
10:00 AM EST (New York)
5:00 PM KSA (Riyadh)
6:00 PM GST (Dubai)
duration
1 Hour
SPEAKER
Vishal Mishra
Advisor, Soothsayer Analytics
Vishal Mishra is the Chief AI Officer at IDC Technologies, where he leads enterprise AI, data, and digital transformation initiatives across the UAE and GCC region. He is the creator of HIVE HQ, an AI governance platform focused on visibility, accountability, and responsible AI operations at enterprise scale, as well as the creator of the Vibe Coding Governance framework for AI-assisted software development.
Vishal specializes in enterprise AI architecture, autonomous systems, AI governance, and real-world deployment strategies. He advises organizations on responsible AI adoption, scalable AI infrastructure, and operationalizing Generative and Agentic AI within complex enterprise environments. Vishal also advises and collaborates with Soothsayer Analytics on AI initiatives and enterprise implementations across the GCC and global markets.

Key Takeaways
This session is designed to provide practical clarity, not just conceptual understanding. Participants will leave knowing how to:
Why Periodic Assessments Fail
Understand why traditional point-in-time security audits and periodic assessments are no longer sufficient against continuously evolving threats, dynamic infrastructures, and AI-powered attack vectors.
From Automation to Agentic AI
Explore how Agentic AI differs from conventional security automation by enabling systems to reason, adapt, prioritise, and act autonomously across complex cyber environments.
Continuous Autonomous Defense
Examine the role of autonomous AI agents in enabling continuous monitoring, threat detection, response coordination, and adaptive cyber defense operations at enterprise scale.
Reasoning Through Threat Scenarios
Learn how AI-driven systems analyse context, correlate signals, and reason through evolving attack patterns, vulnerabilities, and multi-stage threat scenarios in real time.
Continuous Attack Surface Visibility
Understand how continuous assessment models improve visibility across cloud, endpoints, identities, applications, and third-party environments to reduce security blind spots.
Governance and Human Oversight
Implement governance frameworks that ensure auditability, explainability, escalation paths, and meaningful human oversight within AI-driven cybersecurity operations.
Operational and Economic Impact
Evaluate how AI-enabled security programs improve operational efficiency, reduce response times, optimise analyst workloads, and strengthen overall cyber resilience.
Responsible Adoption Roadmap
Develop a practical approach for adopting continuous AI-driven cyber defense responsibly, balancing automation, risk management, compliance, and organisational readiness.
Who Should Attend
CXOs and Senior Executives
Leaders evaluating how AI and autonomous systems will reshape enterprise operations, risk management, governance, and digital transformation strategies.
CIOs, CTOs, CDOs, and Technology Leaders
Executives responsible for enterprise technology strategy, AI adoption, operational resilience, and scalable digital innovation.
IT and Digital Transformation Leaders
Professionals driving modernization initiatives and evaluating how AI-enabled systems can improve agility, governance, and operational efficiency.
Risk, Governance, and Compliance Professionals
Teams responsible for oversight, accountability, policy enforcement, and ensuring emerging AI capabilities align with enterprise risk frameworks.
AI Engineers, Architects, and Data Science Teams
Technical practitioners building and deploying AI systems who want practical insight into autonomous reasoning, orchestration, and enterprise-scale deployment considerations.
Product, Operations, and Business Leaders
Decision-makers exploring how AI-driven systems can improve operational responsiveness, decision-making, workflow automation, and organizational resilience.
Enterprise Architects and Innovation Teams
Professionals evaluating how next-generation AI capabilities integrate into enterprise ecosystems, business processes, and long-term transformation initiatives.
Managers, Analysts, and Emerging AI Leaders
Professionals seeking practical understanding of how Agentic AI is evolving from experimentation into real-world enterprise deployment.








