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AI agents in cybersecurity: Hype vs. Reality
Join Hack The Box experts to cut through the hype around AI agents in cybersecurity and understand their real capabilities, limitations, and implications for security operations in 2026.
Presented by Hack The Box
Overview
An opening session to set the stage for AI-driven security. We’ll explore the current state of AI agents in cyber operations – what they can do today versus what’s hyped. Although nearly 44% of cyber teams are using AI in some form, fully autonomous AI in security is still in its infancy (only ~1–5% of SOCs have adopted true AI-driven workflows so far).
This webinar will dissect recent findings (e.g. benchmarks where AI agents struggled with real-world tasks) and the results from the recent Neurogrid CTF to ground the discussion. Attendees will learn why both attackers and defenders are racing to leverage AI – and how to cut through the noise to identify genuine opportunities. We’ll also introduce HTB AI Range’s vision as the proving ground to truly evaluate models and emerging AI capabilities.
Key Takeaways:
- Get a realistic assessment of what AI agents truly excel at and where they fall short.
- Understand how AI is poised to transform cyber operations in coming years, for both threat actors and defense teams.
- Identify immediate areas where leveraging AI can augment your security program, and areas where human expertise remains irreplaceable.
- Get a first preview on our research and insights based on Neurogrid CTF, where AI agents and models were compared to our community of security experts.
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