Agentic AI – Mirko Ross Warns: Only AI Can Keep Up With AI in Cyber Defense

On the program “Update Wirtschaft” on Tagesschau24, asvin CEO Mirko Ross spoke on April 8, 2026,about a new era of cyber threats – triggered by Agentic AI: autonomous AI systems capable of planning, testing, and adapting attacks in real time.


His key message: Speed is everything now.

In defending against AI-driven attacks, every second counts.
Companies and government agencies, Ross told Bettina Seidl, must radically accelerate their decision-making and response processes – and deploy AI themselves to keep up.

What does that look like in practice?

With intelligent, AI-powered monitoring, service providers and partner companies can be continuously observed. If someone starts drifting into the digital danger zone, action can be taken immediately – before any damage occurs.

Watch the interview now on ARD Mediathek! Starting at minute 16:25
https://www.tagesschau.de/multimedia/sendung/tagesschau24/boerselive/video-1572976.html

Cyber expert Mirko Ross warns about agentic AI on Tagesschau24
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