🟠 High | Source: The Register — Security
CrowdStrike’s latest threat intelligence report highlights an 89% surge in AI-assisted cyberattacks, with threat actors using machine learning to accelerate exploitation and shrink the effective patch window to just 48 hours. AI is simultaneously being weaponised by attackers and targeted as a high-value asset. This represents a structural shift in the threat landscape that demands faster, more automated defensive responses.
Security Architect’s Take: Reassess your vulnerability management SLAs immediately — a 30-day patch cycle is no longer defensible for internet-facing systems. Prioritise automated patch deployment pipelines and invest in AI-driven detection tooling to match the pace of machine-assisted adversarial activity.
Original advisory: AI is ‘both the weapon and the target’ in latest wave of cyberattacks