How Agentics Redefines Preemptive Deception Platforms with Critical Realism to Thwart Attackers
Preemptive cyber defense is transforming how organizations stay ahead of attackers—moving beyond traditional detection and response toward actively disrupting adversaries, with deception technology at the forefront of this evolution.
This shift is being accelerated by the convergence of AI and agentics. AI provides the intelligence and autonomous orchestration layer—enabling deception systems to learn, reason, and make strategic decisions—while agentics complements this by creating autonomous entities, or agents, that independently execute specific deception goals.
Together, they enable more sophisticated, proactive, and customized threat actor experiences, boosting SOC operational efficiency by making deceptions highly authentic across the OS, artifact, and orchestration layers. Organizations can deploy realistic decoys such as fake networks, servers, and credentials to detect threats earlier, gather vital attack intelligence, and actively steer adversaries away from real assets — effectively turning the tables on even the most sophisticated intrusions.
Join AI and preemptive defense expert Lawrence Pingree, Head of Data and AI Security at Software Analyst Cyber Research, to explore:
- The role of preemptive defense in combating AI-orchestrated attacks
- Real-world examples of agentics and AI in modern deception strategies
- How SOC teams are reimagining workflows using high-confidence signals from preemptive defense