How Agentic AI Enhances Human-AI Collaboration in Security Applications
Agentic AI is an intelligent partner that fundamentally transforms security operations from reactive to proactive by autonomously evaluating and neutralizing threats, which drastically cuts investigation time and saves organizations money.
Back when Danny Ocean's crew hit Las Vegas casinos, fooling security meant looping pre-recorded camera footage. Today's security teams face a different challenge: drowning in alerts while real threats slip through the cracks.
The house always wins—except when it comes to false alarms. At $62.50 per hour, analysts spend more than 30 minutes investigating each alert. Mid-sized organizations bet about $380,000 annually on false leads while real threats play the odds.
But what if your security team could shift from alert processors to strategic defenders?
Today's security landscape demands exactly this transformation. Organizations implementing agentic AI report 20 to 30% increases in operational productivity, according to a recent report from McKinsey. These efficiency gains also represent a fundamental shift in how humans and machines work together to protect assets.
In a recent article for Supply & Demand Chain Executive, LiveView Technologies’ CTO Steve Lindsey emphasizes that AI's role at LVT is “to augment human coverage and boost efficiency” to create safer environments. Agentic AI mitigates risks while strengthening human capabilities, not replacing them.
Beyond Basic Security: How Agentic AI Really Works
Think of agentic AI as your security team’s digital partner, not another tool.
But what makes these AI systems so effective? It comes down to three game-changing capabilities:
- Smart Decisions Without Human Input: Like veteran security professionals, these systems build expertise over time. Each incident becomes a learning opportunity—patterns of suspicious behavior, common threat signatures, effective response tactics. When similar situations arise, the AI knows exactly what to do without waiting for approval.
- Team Players That Never Sleep: Imagine your best security team working in perfect sync, 24/7/365:
- One agent spots unusual movement at the perimeter.
- Another instantly checks access logs and credentials.
- A third analyzes behavioral patterns.
- Together, they build a complete threat assessment before a human analyst even sits down at their desk.
- Context Is Everything: Modern security not only watches, it understands. These systems employ complex reasoning to distinguish between routine activities and genuine threats. An employee fumbling for their badge triggers a different response than someone trying to circumvent access controls. The AI doesn't just see activity; it understands intent.
From Alert Overload to Threat Intelligence
Picture this: 75,000 security alerts flooding your system. In the past, your analysts would need to investigate each one. But when one digital insurance company deployed agentic AI, something remarkable happened. The system automatically cleared 74,826 alerts, flagging just 174 for human review. The kicker? Only 38 were actual threats.
The impact on your bottom line? One organization saved $11.2 million by eliminating 224,000 hours of analyst time. Others report slashing security operations costs by 40% while actually improving threat detection. Teams using these systems report cutting their response times by 60 to 80% and reducing false positive headaches by 99%.
When a threat appears, there’s no waiting for someone to notice it on a monitor. These AI systems are accurate, achieving 92% autonomous threat neutralization with response times measured in milliseconds.
Faster execution gets the headlines. But the real value—and your competitive advantage—is how your security team can achieve optimal performance through combining the strategic allocation of both human and AI resources.
Your New Security Partner: Making AI Work for Your Organization
Think of agentic AI like getting a new team member who's incredibly fast, never sleeps, and learns from every experience. But even the best rookie needs proper training and clear boundaries.
Want to make this partnership work? Here's your game plan:
- Set Clear Boundaries: Just like training a new officer, define exactly what your AI can do on its own and when it needs to call for backup. You're still in charge—the AI just handles the repetitive tasks faster.
- Level Up Your Team: The best security professionals aren't threatened by AI—they're learning to use it like a superpower. Train your team to think strategically about complex tasks while AI handles the grunt work.
- Connect Everything: Your AI partner needs access to all your security tools—cameras, sensors, access controls. The more it sees, the better it protects.
- Learn and Adapt: Every incident makes your AI smarter. Set up systems to capture these lessons, turning close calls into better protection.
- Start Small, Win Big: Don't try to transform everything overnight. Pick one problem—like those false alarms eating up your team's time—and solve it completely. Success there builds confidence for bigger challenges.
The Future of Security Is Here
Turn wasted time into a winning strategy. Instead of teams chasing false alarms, imagine the impact of preventing incidents before they happen with their AI counterparts.
The math is compelling:
- More than 90% of threats are neutralized automatically
- Response times cut by up to 80%
- Security operations costs reduced by 40%
Think about what your team can accomplish when they’re freed from routine alerts and empowered with agentic AI that uses natural language processing to search footage and complex reasoning to analyze security events, learning and adapting as fast as the threats do.
Ready to transform your security operations? See how LVT's agentic AI solutions can amplify your team's capabilities for optimal performance. Contact us today for a demo.
