Autonomic Defense: countering AI-driven cyber offense at machine speed
philvenables · x · 2026-09-20
Security leader Phil Venables lays out an 'Autonomic Defense' framework for AI-driven attacks: AI-enabled defense is no substitute for a rising baseline of controls; speed is necessary but insufficient — by Ashby's Law only variety absorbs variety, so static playbooks fail on novel exploit paths and defenses must generate novel responses; humans shift from operators in the loop to governors over the loop.
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