Making sense of cybersecurity's converging categories | TechTarget
- Todd Thiemann,
- Omdia
Published: 03 Sep 2026
Black Hat 2026 is fading into our rearview mirrors, but hanging out with 23,000 of my fellow cybersecurity enthusiasts has revealed that as organizations drive forward with AI adoption, formerly distinct security categories are beginning to converge.
To help security teams support AI initiatives while optimizing efficiency with a leaner cybersecurity technology stack, here's how I'm seeing this convergence play out.
AI and AI agent noise
We're in the Wild West stage of how cybersecurity is adapting to AI. Security vendors are flooding the market with AI noise that makes it difficult to understand what their products can do. Practically every booth and session at Black Hathad an element of AI security, but the overall messaging made it difficult to figure out what a vendor provides. A vendor's booth sign might claim it "counters AI-driven threats," but understanding what that supplier actually...
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