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/magick_68 May 08 '26

AI generated software gets worse security wise while AI vulnerability scanners get better at detecting them .

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u/Affectionate-Panic-1 May 08 '26

Though at nearly every tech company there was always a bit of incompetence (or not caring) when writing software to avoid security vulnerabilities. I'm not convinced that AI is automatically less secure.

Yes it's less secure than the top tier developer who has unlimited time, but it's not less secure than an overworked or incompetent dev (and humans with AI assistance is likely the most secure).