New threats, kind of like the old threats: Why AI makes speed the ultimate cybersecurity defense

Recent cybersecurity headlines have given us plenty of reasons to worry about what AI can do.

Last week, researchers disclosed that AI had helped uncover critical vulnerabilities in PHP, the programming language used by roughly 70% of websites.

AI didn’t create these vulnerabilities, and malicious actors will always exist.

“If an AI finds an exploit or a human finds an exploit, it’s always going to be something we didn’t think of before.”

AI tools can help attackers turn newly discovered flaws into working exploits faster, and target more systems at once.