a16z: AI Cuts Exploit Development from Months to Hours

a16z analysts argue that AI has collapsed exploit development time to mere hours, with attacks now landing about 70 days ahead of patches, warning that the next cyber crisis will target poorly defended mid-sized organizations.

2026-11-05 ~ 2026-11-06 · 2 related posts

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