Building a Smarter InfoSec: The Role of Agentic AI in Modern Cyber Defense

Chuck Johnson
4 min readApr 24, 2024

Is your Information Security (InfoSec) organization prepared for the wave of AI-powered agents? Relying solely on vendor partners may put you behind your competitors when it comes to successfully integrating AI into your organization. Information Security teams must take the initiative to understand, test, and deploy agentic AI themselves, or they risk falling behind in the race. Although vendors will inevitably integrate AI into their services, proactive organizations should take charge of their AI adoption journey by embracing agentic workflow platforms early on.

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Understanding Agentic Workflow Platforms

Have you heard of an agentic workflow platform? It’s a cutting-edge system that uses asynchronous agent orchestration to automate and streamline tasks. These platforms, such as AutoGen, AutoGenStudio, and CrewAI, empower workforces to harness the power of AI in a proactive and agile way. With intelligent agent groups, agentic workflows become more efficient and effective.

Real-World Example: Interfacing with the Mitre Attack Framework

Recently, I used Microsoft AutoGenStudio (AGS) to create a group chat with three agents. I learned how to do this from a video called…

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Chuck Johnson
Chuck Johnson

Written by Chuck Johnson

A witness to life; its patterns & flow. A discoverer of the essence of things. A creator of designs through observation. A security architect. Author.

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