Agent-powered attacks end 'don't be the slowest' security: the 24-hour patch window
dbasch · x · 2026-09-24
The author updates the classic bear-chase analogy for the agent era: previously, not being the slowest (or juiciest) target kept you safe; now attackers can spin up agentic bears and scale sophisticated attacks to everyone.
Concrete scenario: the moment Apple or Microsoft ships a patch that rolls out over 24 hours, attackers can reverse-engineer it with uncensored models — succeed before rollout completes and a huge chunk of the internet is exposed. Everyone must now run equally fast.
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