# Live From Davos: The End of Human-Speed Security

DevFeed: [Live From Davos: The End of Human-Speed Security](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/live-from-davos-the-end-of-human-speed-security-8004.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://snyk.io/blog/live-from-davos/>)

Author: Peter McKay

Published: 2026-01-20T05:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Blog RSS Feed | Snyk](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/blog-rss-feed-snyk.md>)

Topics: [Security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/security.md>), [Artificial Intelligence](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai.md>), [Generative AI](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/generative-ai.md>), [AI Strategy](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai-strategy.md>)

Tags: [agents](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/agents.md>), [ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai.md>), [ai-agents](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai-agents.md>), [attacks](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/attacks.md>), [autonomous](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/autonomous.md>), [awareness](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/awareness.md>), [blog](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/blog.md>), [executive](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/executive.md>), [generative](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/generative.md>), [incident](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/incident.md>), [interest](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/interest.md>), [reactive](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/reactive.md>), [security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security.md>)

## AI overview

Snyk's Davos article argues that AI has moved beyond being merely a productivity tool: it is increasingly acting as a quasi-autonomous actor in enterprise environments. Citing Snyk research, it reports that 50% of security leaders see AI operating in this way, while automated AI-enabled attacks are increasing the scale and speed of cyber risk. The article calls for machine-speed defense, stronger visibility, and technical governance.

## Source excerpt

Our latest report highlights the urgent need for machine-speed defense as AI shifts from a tool to an autonomous actor in the face of automated cyberattacks. Learn the key strategies for leaders to bridge the visibility gap and implement technical governance in the age of AI agents.