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Cybersecurity experts warn AI is shrinking the window to patch flaws

Seven cybersecurity experts interviewed by Reuters say AI is shortening the time available to patch software flaws. Forthcoming VulnCheck research links AI to a doubling of vulnerabilities discovered over the past year. A PHP flaw prompted government website outages and urgent fixes, but experts disagree on whether more discovered flaws will translate into more successful cyberattacks.

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What to know

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    AI models can inspect code around the clock and develop exploit tools within hours, compared with the weeks or months previously often needed to build such tools.

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    A PHP vulnerability disrupted government websites in Europe and elsewhere; some operators took sites offline because they feared they could not patch them quickly enough.

Why it matters

The rise in discovered vulnerabilities underscores the importance of timely patching, but does not necessarily mean more successful cyberattacks.

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