87% of exploited bugs attacked by disclosure day, says Kevin Mandia pitching agent-based defense
a16z · x · 2026-10-07
a16z shares Kevin Mandia's warning that 87% of exploited vulnerabilities are now attacked on or before public disclosure, up from 23% in 2020. His remedy: a 'hyperattack' drone swarm of agents that maps every service and route in your network, then cheaply polls it like a heartbeat — attacking changes as they happen. In the AI age, he argues, companies need the constant pressure of models attacking them.
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