# Cyber Defense Must Operate at Machine Speed by Brad Medairy > "Cybersecurity has become a race against time. Adversaries are operating at machine speed, and defending against them requires systems built for that reality." > **— Brad Medairy**, *March 20, 2026, Booz Allen agentic-cyber announcement* ## Sources and Context - **Official release and contiguous quotation:** [Booz Allen Launches Agentic Cyber Product Suite at RSAC 2026 | Booz Allen](https://newsroom.boozallen.com/news-releases/news-release-details/booz-allen-launches-agentic-cyber-product-suite-rsac-2026) — Medairy describes AI-native defensive systems designed to reduce the speed gap between machine-assisted attackers and traditional cyber response. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and the Intelligence Environment|Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and the Intelligence Environment]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Simple Reminders|Simple Reminders]] - **Article:** [[articles/Cognitive-Cyber Warfare Measures and Countermeasures|Cognitive-Cyber Warfare Measures and Countermeasures]] - **Article:** [[articles/A History of Machine Intelligence|A History of Machine Intelligence]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Machine-Speed Intelligence|Machine-Speed Intelligence]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "Cybersecurity has become a race against time. Adversaries are operating at machine speed, and defending against them requires systems built for that reality." — Brad Medairy, March 20, 2026, Booz Allen agentic-cyber announcement https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-brad-medairy-cyber-defense-machine-speed ```