AI-Driven Cyber Threats Push Defenders Into a Two-Year Sprint

At RSA Conference, security leaders warn AI is accelerating vulnerability discovery and enabling autonomous, scalable cyber offenses, creating a two-year window of upheaval where defenders struggle to patch faster than attackers weaponize. They foresee AI-driven exploits, faster patch cycles, and a need to rethink defense—potentially with machine-speed autonomous responses and a reimagined cyber defense ecosystem—while noting national-security implications. Optimism rests on rapid, defensible AI advances, but the timeline remains tight: two years, maybe longer, to harden defenses.