AI Agents Take on Bigger Role in Cybersecurity, CertiK Says

Faster attacks and growing workloads are pushing firms to automate more security tasks, but the shift also brings new risks. AI agents are moving beyond support tools in cybersecurity and financial-crime investigations, according to a new Intel3D report by blockchain security firm CertiK. The paper, shared with CryptoPotato, says newer systems can reason through steps, use tools, gather evidence, act in live environments, and review results with limited human input. For years, machine-learning systems mainly supported analysts by flagging unusual logins, scoring transactions, and preparing reports. CertiK says newer agents can perform wider tasks, shifting their role from identifying problems to helping execute responses. AI Agents Take on More Security Tasks In a security operations center, an agent could investigate a suspicious login by checking device records, location data, and threat feeds before acting. It could suspend an account and record its steps for human review. CertiK says similar systems are emerging across Web3 security, including contract triage, transaction risk scoring and tracing stolen funds. The firm expects humans to focus more on supervision as agents handl...