Cutting both ways: AI sharpens systems protection while opening new exploits for malicious actors

Cutting both ways: AI sharpens systems protection while opening new exploits for malicious actors

The cybersecurity industry is discovering that powerful frontier AI models are a double-edged sword.

Companies can use models to identify vulnerabilities in source code and system configurations faster than ever before. As it turns out, malicious actors can do this as well.

A prime example of how AI models have shifted cybersecurity into a new gear can be seen in recent news involving exploits surrounding the…