Hackers and defenders both use AI to move faster than people can

Hackers and the people defending against them are now both using AI tools that act on their own. According to a Bloomberg Technology segment published October 29, 2026, that gives each side more speed and reach than people alone could manage. Security leaders in the discussion talked about how the threat picture is changing.

What changed

The tools in question are often called agentic AI. In plain terms, that means software that can carry out tasks without a person approving every step. Bloomberg says attackers and defenders are both gaining this kind of speed and scale. The contest is no longer only about people against people. It is increasingly about their automated tools.

Where the risk is

Security leaders say new weak spots are appearing as companies hand more tasks to AI. The more a business lets software act for it, the more there is for someone to trick or misuse. The segment also describes an increasingly autonomous enterprise, meaning a company where more work is done by automated systems.

What resilience means

The stated focus is resilience. That means the ability to keep running after an attack, not only to stop every attack. The idea is that some attacks will get through, so a business should be ready to recover.

What is not known yet

The material does not name the security leaders, the companies involved, or any specific attacks. It gives no figures on how common AI-driven attacks are. The full article was not available, so details beyond the summary are unclear.

What to do

• List any AI tools in your business that can act on their own.
• Ask what systems and data each one can reach.
• Ask what happens if one is tricked or misused.