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Thinking Out Loud: Agentic AI and the Future of Threat Intelligence

There’s a question that’s been sitting in the back of my mind lately.If we’re moving into a world where autonomous systems are planning, adapting, and executing actions with increasing independence… what does that actually mean for threat intelligence teams?I’m not asking this from a hype perspectiv

Anthony Giandomenico5 min read

Agentic AI Failures Are Architectural, Not Prompt-Level

In conversations with people who are actually building and red teaming agentic systems, one theme keeps coming up: the failures they’re seeing don’t really look like prompt problems. They look like architectural ones.That framing matters, because it changes where attention goes. A lot of early work

Anthony Giandomenico3 min read

From Chatbots to Actors: Why Agentic AI Changes the Security Model

  For years, security teams learned how to protect systems that respond. Agentic AI introduces systems that decide.That difference sounds small at first. It isn’t.Most of today’s AI security conversation still treats models like tools: prompt in, response out, controls around the edges. Agentic syst

Anthony Giandomenico4 min read

Podcast: AI Agents and the New Insider Threat

Check out our companion blog at: https://www.drchaos.com/post/the-agentic-shift-architecting-for-the-crisis-of-authenticity-and-industrialized-cybercrime-in-2026Join our latest podcast. We explore the transformative impact of AI on insider threat dynamics. Learn about how AI agents manipulate system

Aamir Lakhani1 min read

Black Hat & DEF CON 2025: Where AI Meets Adversaries

My annual pilgrimage to Las Vegas for Black Hat USA and DEF CON—what many of my friends affectionately call “Hacker Summer Camp”—took place from August 2–7, 2025, at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center, with DEF CON extending the festivities through August 10 at the Las Vegas Convention Center.Last y

Aamir Lakhani3 min read

Podcast: Unpacking Cybersecurity Careers

Dive into a conversation around how to get started with your cybersecurity career.Click on the link to listen to the latest podcast: https://soundcloud.com/drchaos-podcast/unpacking-cybersecurity-careers

Aamir Lakhani1 min read

My RSA 2025 Recap

RSA Conference 2025 delivered a clear message: the next frontier in cyber defense—and offense—is Agentic AI.Okay what is Agentic AI because I feel like there was some quota that every vendor had to meet by mentioning Agentic AI. What is funny, almost evety vendor I spoke to had a bit of a different

Aamir Lakhani3 min read

Another getting started with CyberSecurity and Ethical Hacking Jan 2025

I’m often asked by folks just getting started in cybersecurity about the best way to begin their journey. Honestly, I sometimes feel like I’m not great at answering this question because it depends on factors like current industry trends, what motivates the individual, and even the state of the job

Aamir Lakhani5 min read

Installing RDP on Kali Linux

Enabling Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) on Kali Linux allows you to access the system remotely with a graphical interface. Below is a step-by-step guide to setting up and enabling RDP on Kali Linux, ensuring you understand each step fully and avoid potential pitfalls.Step 1: Update Your SystemBefore

Aamir Lakhani3 min read