'You can no longer do things at human scale': Cisco releases AI agent botnet that works on behalf of your business

Date:
Wed, 03 Jun 2026 16:15:00 +0000

Description:
Cyberspace has become an AI battlefield, and Cisco wants in on the action.

FULL STORY ======================================================================Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Threads Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter Cisco launches Cloud Control AI defense suite Businesses urged to deploy bot armies Marketplace integrates coding tools like Codex Cisco wants businesses to be ready when malicious actors inevitably start using Mythos in their cyberattacks. In this context, being ready means having a bot army of their own, and preferably one provided by Cisco itself.

Earlier this week, the networking giant announced a new suite of tools called Cisco Cloud Control. These tools will enable businesses to build their own army of AI agents , tasked with watching over the systems and blocking any exploitation attempts. "You can no longer do things at human scale," DJ Sampath, senior vice president and general manager of AI software and
platform at Cisco, told Reuters . "It has to be machine scale, from an operational perspective." Latest Videos From Watch full video here: Preparing for Mythos Cisco argues that businesses will want to use AI coding tools to build out those bots, which is why it is rolling out a marketplace where
users can choose different solutions, such as OpenAIs Codex. This one, for example, will be embedded directly in the Cloud Control platform, and others are likely to be added as well.

The suite is now available in North America, while the marketplace for third-party tools should be released in the second half of the year. Cisco is currently working out the economics, since it wants to take a cut of the sales. Its just not yet clear how big of a cut: You may like Claude Mythos turns years of security research into 20-hour AI exploits OpenAI reveals its Mythos rival designed for cybersecurity pros How AI's evolution is redefining risks

"We're working through the economics, Sampath added. You should expect that
we will have some economics that favor us, because it costs non-trivial amounts to be able to leverage all of these pieces."

In early April this year, Anthropic released Mythos Preview, a cybersecurity-oriented AI model that was allegedly able to surface
decades-old vulnerabilities in fully patched systems used by some of the biggest companies today. Not only that, but it was also able to create
working exploits, which is why Anthropic decided not to release it to the public just yet. Are you a pro? Subscribe to our newsletter Sign up to the TechRadar Pro newsletter to get all the top news, opinion, features and guidance your business needs to succeed! Contact me with news and offers from other Future brands Receive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners
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However, after more than two months of lockdown, it seems Mythos could see
the light of day in the coming weeks.

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