87% of Exploited Bugs Attacked Same Day; Mandia Pushes AI Defense

Mandiant founder Kevin Mandia told a16z that about 87% of exploited vulnerabilities are attacked on or before disclosure day, up from 23% in 2020. He advocates AI agent swarms for round-the-clock automated defense.

2026-10-06 ~ 2026-10-07 · 2 related posts

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