Building the security operating model for an agentic future

Outpace machine-speed AI attacks by redesigning your security operating model.

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AI is changing the speed of cyber attacks. But for many organisations, the way security teams investigate, make decisions and respond hasn't changed with it.

Adding more tools to an already complex security stack isn't necessarily the answer. The bigger question is whether the security operating model itself needs to change.

As AI agents take on more investigation and execution, security leaders need to decide where automation should take over, where human judgement remains critical and how to maintain accountability when decisions are being made at machine speed.

Join HotTopics and Elastic for a peer-led C-suite Exchange exploring what an effective operating model for agentic security could look like.

Together, we'll explore:

• Where can AI agents genuinely improve the speed and effectiveness of security operations?
• What should be automated, and where must human judgement remain?
• How does the role of the security analyst change in an agentic SOC?
• How can leaders introduce greater autonomy without adding complexity, risk or losing accountability?
• What needs to change in today's security operating model to make agentic security work?

Event details

📍 Location: Virtual

🗓 Date: 3rd November 2026

🕛 Time: 12:00 - 1:00 PM GMT

👥 Hosts: Doug Drinkwater, Director Strategy |Anthony Scarfe, Deputy CISO at Elastic

Anthony is Elastic’s Deputy CISO - a security leader who views disruptive technology and innovation as critical to every business and every security team. With two decades of experience spanning deep technical engineering and executive leadership, Anthony specialises in building high-velocity security programs that align with core business objectives and organisational culture. Anthony is a vocal advocate for intelligent automation and modern governance, helping organisations to move past traditional "no" culture to create a security posture that enables innovation at scale.

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