# Cisco's Jeetu Patel says AI is now required for cybersecurity defense

> Original title: Why Cybersecurity Needs AI | Cisco’s Jeetu Patel

- Source: OpenAI · YouTube
- Published: 2026-10-27T12:45:06.000Z
- Bad Influence: https://badinfluence.news/items/scr7dwjdr6erlv39td10ak1dg
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qb0FQo3M5c

## Summary

Cisco President Jeetu Patel says attackers can move at machine speed, so defenders need security controls that adapt just as quickly. He says Cisco sees OpenAI as a core foundation for that work, with Daybreak and Astra enabling dynamic security controls and policies.