Cybersecurity surrenders: goodbye patches, hello AI simulations

Cybersecurity chiefs have decided to shift money from traditional vulnerability management to Breach and Attack Simulation (BAS) systems. Artificial intelligence has accelerated the detection of flaws, but it has also proven that old methods no longer work. For users, this means companies are betting on more realistic testing to protect personal data and prevent massive breaches.

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BAS: AI attacks so CISOs don't suffer 🛡️

BAS systems automate controlled attacks on real infrastructures, mimicking the behavior of an AI-powered real hacker. While a traditional scanner only lists pending patches, a BAS executes complete exploitation chains. This allows prioritizing risks based on their real impact, not just their theoretical severity. Companies discover that having 500 pending patches is less serious than having a functional vector that AI can exploit in seconds.

Even AI gets bored of scanning ports 🤖

It turns out that hackers with AI laugh at vulnerability reports sleeping in an inbox. Now security chiefs pay machines to attack themselves, as if they were digital sparring partners. The best part is that after the drill, no one ends up in the hospital, just with wounded pride and a slashed budget. The next trend will be hiring AI that complains about bugs on Slack.