Dawn of Agent Attacks: AI Is Changing the Speed and Nature of Cyber Threats

Colleagues, note that agent-based AI models have emerged in cybersecurity — they not only generate code but autonomously test and exploit vulnerabilities.

Key points:
- Time from discovery to exploitation compressed to machine speed; attacks are fast and ephemeral.
- IT/OT convergence eases transitions into the physical domain.
- Hidden devices and multi‑protocol paths are primary blind spots.

Actions:
- Ensure full asset inventory, with emphasis below L2.
- Deploy agentless detection, attack-path mapping and prioritization of critical nodes.

Why it matters: while we hunt for known signatures, an attack may already have occurred and vanished.

How are you preparing your infrastructure for agent attacks?

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