AI Versus AI: The Future of Cyber Defense

Segura's Joe Carson on Agentic AI, Cyber Resilience and Estonia's Lessons Anna Delaney (annamadeline) • March 29, 2026

The cybersecurity industry has entered an era of AI versus AI, where attackers and defenders deploy autonomous agents against each other, said Joe Carson, chief security evangelist and advisory CISO at Segura. Humans, he said, are increasingly becoming the orchestrators rather than the operators.

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Carson said artificial intelligence acts as an accelerator for organizations, enabling faster decisions and greater efficiency, but he said businesses must define clear goals and assess risk before adoption. Without a clear strategy and guardrails, AI can amplify existing vulnerabilities rather than contain them.

"The way forward is to work together with AI. But humans, it's not going to replace us. It's going to empower us," Carson said.

In this video interview with Information Security Media ...