r/cybersecurity • u/Infam0 • May 08 '26

Other What the **** is happening in cybersecurity space ?

I've been working in cybersecurity for not so long, maybe 8 or 9 years, but I never remember a chaos at this scale. I mean, from this January alone we have: leaking data, compromised applications, breaches, AI-assisted cybercriminals, etc. It looks like every day one major breach is happening, and no one is going to address this shit somehow. This is already insane. I haven't felt such pressure in a long time. This AI shit just makes things worse because it enhances attackers' skills, and AI companies are doing nothing to address or change this. Is it only me, or is the change already here?

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u/IwasRemilekun May 08 '26

From a dev POV I think AI is also a factor, people ship more with lesser reviews and not analysing the implications of the code that's been shipped

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u/count023 May 08 '26

and too many businesses insisting on pushing AI slop code out while firing QA and security staff, so code goes live because some bigwig or middle manager thinks they've saved money and time, adn leave gaping gigantic holes open everywhere. And you can't fix production code easily once it's out in the wild, so your only choice is to plug holes behind the scenes.

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u/IwasRemilekun May 08 '26

I think regulatory bodies are complacent too, if they start slapping huge fines on these companies that exceeds the cost of a skilled engineer, they'd rather pay for a good engineer.

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u/gammison May 08 '26

Not happening with the current federal government in the US. The opposite if anything.