Tenex AI: Faster Cyber Defense & Human Oversight

Tenex is pairing agentic AI with human oversight to speed up security operations. This approach helps organizations investigate cyber threats and respond in minutes, not hours or days. What's interesting is how AI can offer faster, more effective, and cost-efficient outcomes for security teams. Eric Foster, CEO of Tenex Security Inc., says AI is a "game changer" for easing workloads and improving cyber defense. He spoke about this at Black Hat USA. Tenex believes companies need outcomes, not just products. They deliver these outcomes through a hybrid of software, heavy AI use, and people. A key part of their platform allows customers to deploy their fully agentic system and review alerts within seven days. This focus on rapid deployment and human-centered feedback helps build trust in AI security operations. The bottom line is that integrating AI with human oversight can significantly enhance an organization's ability to defend against increasingly fast cyberattacks.