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The speaker begins by emphasizing that cybersecurity is at a pivotal point. Traditional reactive security practices now fall short against sophisticated threats and expanding attack surfaces introduced by generative AI. These advanced AI tools, while solving productivity challenges, also open novel avenues for cyber threats. As a result, cybersecurity teams must shift towards adaptive, automated, and proactive defenses—what they term agentic workflows—that leverage AI's capacity to make informed decisions with minimal human intervention.