How agentic AI is reshaping enterprise cyber security

Enterprise cyber security is undergoing a decisive shift. As attack surfaces expand across cloud, endpoints, identities, and applications, security teams are under pressure not just to detect vulnerabilities but to prioritise, remediate, and communicate cyber risk in business terms. Traditional vulnerability management approaches are no longer sufficient in an environment defined by speed, automation, and AI-driven threats.

In this conversation with Express Computer, Himanshu Kathpal, Vice President – Product Management, Platform and Technologies at Qualys, talks about how the industry is moving towards risk operations, the growing role of agentic AI as a digital workforce, and why enterprises must unify vulnerabilities, misconfigurations, and identities into a single, business-aligned risk language. Taking from customer engagements across BFSI, hyperscalers, manufacturing, and government, he explains how security leaders can operationalise cyber risk while aligning with board-level priorities.

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