One does not simply defend agentically

Defenders face different challenges than attackers when using AI: attackers mostly solve technical problems with clear success measures (like deploying malware), while defenders face organizational and political obstacles (like getting budget approval or avoiding service disruptions). Because defensive problems lack clear technical success states and require organizational accountability, using autonomous AI agents (AI systems that act independently to complete tasks) for defense is much riskier than using them for offense, which means AI-enabled cyber attacks may grow faster than AI-enabled defenses unless approached differently.