Artificial intelligence is fundamentally changing cybersecurity- not only by making attacks faster and more sophisticated, but also by forcing defenders to rethink how security operations are built. In this conversation, Kai CEO and co-founder Galina Antova discusses why the industry is moving toward machine-led security, what is preventing organizations from trusting autonomous AI, and what recent survey data from hundreds of CISOs reveals about where cybersecurity is headed next.
To learn more about Kai, please visit: https://securityweekly.com/kaibh
- 0:00 - Introduction to Black Hat 2026 and Kai Security
- 0:43 - AI in Cybersecurity: Opportunity and Challenge
- 02:05 - The Problem with AI Tool Sprawl in Security
- 02:30 - Moving From More Tools to Autonomous Defense
- 04:00 - AI, Exposure Management, and Security Fundamentals
- 04:36 - How AI Can Simplify Complex Enterprise Security
- 06:34 - The Reality of Manual Security Processes and Spreadsheets
- 07:26 - Building Trust in AI for Cybersecurity Operations
- 09:33 - The Changing Role of Humans and CISOs in AI Security
- 10:00 - The Future of Security Teams and AI Agents
- 11:36 - Restructuring Security Operations for Machine Speed
- 12:24 - What Cybersecurity Looks Like in 2–3 Years
- 13:15 - Breaking Down Security Silos With AI
- 14:24 - Humans, Strategy, and the Future of Autonomous Defense
- 15:49 - Closing Remarks and Black Hat 2026 Coverage
Galina Antova is a serial cybersecurity entrepreneur and the CEO and co-founder of Kai, an agentic AI company built to replace fragmented security tools with autonomous, end-to-end defense. Previously, she co-founded Claroty, a multi-billion dollar pre-IPO cyber-physical security company. Prior to that, she led Industrial Security Services at Siemens and was a technical leader at IBM’s Software Group. Galina holds a B.Sc. in Computer Science from York University and an MBA from IMD, Switzerland.
