This week, Anthropic shipped its first public release of a large language model, Fable 5, based on its Mythos 5 frontier model. Mythos has been a hot topic of discussion in the tech industry, given it excels at finding software vulnerabilities – making it both a potentially useful resource for defenders and a potential accelerant for attackers. Todd Thiemann, principal analyst at Omdia, shares insights from his research into identity management and data security for AI and how enterprise agentic AI security should meet the Mythos moment.

Featuring: Todd Thiemann, principal analyst, Omdia

In today’s episode, we’ll cover…

• Mythos 5, Fable 5 and their cybersecurity implications
• Fighting AI attacks with AI defenses
• Balancing the security risks of using AI and of being vulnerable to AI
• How AI governance might factor into AI ROI

And more!

References:

• Cisco agentic AI security push faces enterprise trust gap
• Identity security for AI agents: The proliferation challenge
• Omdia Research Report: AI Agents and Identity Security: How Enterprises Are Rewriting the Rules
• Anthropic's Mythos raises the stakes for security validation

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Enterprises are grappling with growing AI infrastructure demands, including substantial growth in network traffic generated by AI agents, increasingly complex network architectures and new frontiers in system design for reliability and resilience. Cisco's data center and internet infrastructure leader takes a deep dive into how large companies – including Cisco itself – are addressing these issues, and preparing for the next 6 months of rapid AI development.

Featuring: Kevin Wollenweber, senior vice president and general manager of data center and internet infrastructure, Cisco.

In today’s episode, we’ll cover…

• A new partnership with Quali for Stack Automation
• Building enterprise trust in AgenticOps
• AI infrastructure outlook over the next 6 months

And more!

References:

• Cisco Cloud Control unites AgenticOps for IT infrastructure
• Cisco Live 26: Networks the key in post-Mythos world
• Cisco: AI driving a 'network supercycle'

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At Cisco Live North America 2026, updates were unveiled that aim to reshape how enterprises approach network management and security, including Cisco Cloud Control. Stay tuned for more insights as veteran reporter Beth Pariseau digs deeper at Cisco Live.