Cyber Defense at Machine Speed | Cisco's Jeetu Patel

## TL;DR Cisco's Jeetu Patel states that AI has become a prerequisite for being secure: security controls and policies must be intelligent, agentic, and dynamic — and the capabilities provided by OpenAI are giving defenders back the advantage at machine speed and scale. --- ## AI Is a Prerequisite for Security In cybersecurity, using AI is no longer optional — it is a necessary prerequisite for staying secure. Cisco is one of the world's largest cybersecurity vendors, with capabilities that span nearly every category. Because of this, the controls Cisco implements must fundamentally be intelligent and agentic — and security policies must be dynamic rather than static. ## OpenAI as the Core Foundation To achieve this, OpenAI has become Cisco's core foundation. Jeetu Patel specifically highlighted the work done on Daybreak and the capabilities now delivered on Astra — advances that are far from trivial; they are step-change breakthroughs. These capabilities not only allow Cisco to improve its own security posture, but also enable its customers to improve theirs. ## The Vulnerability Window Is Only 8 to 9 Minutes The window between a vulnerability being disclosed and being exploited is extremely narrow: - From the time a vulnerability is disclosed to when it is exploited, there is typically only about an **8 to 9 minute** window. - Patching a vulnerability takes roughly **45 days**. - Of all publicly disclosed vulnerabilities, only **20%** ever get patched. This data highlights that the pace of traditional, human-driven defense can no longer keep up with the speed of attackers. ## Reclaiming the Advantage at Machine Speed and Scale OpenAI is handing the advantage back to defenders by operating at machine speed and scale. Source: Cyber Defense at Machine Speed | Cisco's Jeetu Patel — OpenAI (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qb0FQo3M5c)