Join us for the final episode of Defender Fridays as Eric Capuano, creator of Defender Fridays and co-founder of Digital Defense Institute, closes out the series with a candid conversation on how he's actually building and running agentic workflows in the SOC today. At Defender Fridays, we delve into the dynamic world of information security, exploring its defensive side with seasoned professionals from across the industry. Our aim is simple yet ambitious: to foster a collaborative space where ideas flow freely, experiences are shared, and knowledge expands.

AI-assisted exploit generation has compressed the CVE-to-weaponization window from weeks to hours. Patch programs built for 15–30 day cycles are structurally mismatched to that reality—and attackers are already operating inside the gap. The only viable response: architect for assumed compromise, map unpatched paths, and validate that compensating controls are actually firing.

AI add-ons can automate everything from travel to banking—but are they opening backdoors to your private data? Here is what to look for before granting permissions.