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AI Changed the Exposure Problem. Validation Needs to Change With It.

Vulnerability discovery is getting faster and happening at a much greater scale, while defenders still have to work out which findings actually deserve their action. In the first half of 2026, a whopping 35,853 CVEs were published, roughly 49% more than in the

AI Changed the Exposure Problem. Validation Needs to Change With It.

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Vulnerability discovery is getting faster and happening at a much greater scale, while defenders still have to work out which findings actually deserve their action.

In the first half of 2026, a whopping 35,853 CVEs were published, roughly 49% more than in the

There's a lot of noise around AI and cybersecurity right now.

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Vulnerability discovery is getting faster and happening at a much greater scale, while defenders still have to work out which findings actually deserve their action. In the first half of 2026, a whopping 35,853 CVEs were published, roughly 49% more than in the There's a lot of noise around AI and cybersecurity right now.

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There's a lot of noise around AI and cybersecurity right now. What's actually important is far simpler, if often lost in the hubbub.

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