AI has scrambled cybersecurity defenses. How does Alex Stamos see the next step?

AI broke the cybersecurity world. What’s next?

In a Decoder interview, Cognition chief security officer Alex Stamos said AI is lowering the bar for attackers and speeding up exploit development. Cybersecurity faces a stretch of adapting to new attack and defense conditions.

Why it matters: Stamos proposes a layered model for handling security alerts and limiting agent permissions, putting defense cost control and automated response risk into one operating plan.