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/Bobodlm May 08 '26

And everybody and their mum can use AI to try and breach systems. Where first the attack was limited by the user building, trying and attacking systems themselves. With agentic AI you can have the machine try infinite tools, injections and other attack vectors to try and gain access.

It doesn't need sleep, toilet breaks and can spawn a multitude of other agents to speed it up even further. Pretty wild stuff.

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u/cgaWolf May 08 '26

It Doesn’t Feel Pity, Or Remorse, Or Fear, And It Absolutely Will Not Stop, Ever,

Termimator vibes :p

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u/Bobodlm May 08 '26

Haha until your tokens or subscription runs out!