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Applied AI·October 25, 2026·1 min read

New Open-Source Cybersecurity Platform Uses AI Agents to Hunt Threats

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Open-source agentic security tools like Argus compress the gap between elite SOC workflows and what a small team can run on a weekend. If you own detection/response, start testing these stacks in a lab now—your attackers will be using similar automation long before your legacy SIEM vendor catches up.

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