Security Vet: AI Just Removed 'Capability' From the Threat Equation
joshua_saxe · x · 2026-09-12
In an exchange with Dino Dai Zovi, security researcher Jon Oberheide distills AI's security impact into one line: the classic formula "Threat = Capability x Intent" just lost its capability term. The implied point — technical skill was once a natural barrier, but intent alone now suffices — upends how threat modeling has always worked.
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